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We have been celebrating the festival of Eid in the Primary Phase.

On Thursday 20 April 2023, we celebrated Stephen Lawrence Day at WHGS. The day began with a heart-warming assembly delivered by Ruth Ibegbuna (Founder of RECLAIM, Rekindle and The Roots Programme) about Stephen’s life.

Teams 'CCRG', 'Rhythm of Soul' and 'Loud and Proud' have created three fabulous Podcasts for you to listen to.

As part of their last unit of coursework, our wonderful Music Technology class in Year 11 are producing three Podcasts.

View a short video showing the activities and events undertaken by our students during the Spring Term of 2023

As part of this year’s Great British Spring Clean, our Secondary Executive Council and Smart School Council carried out litter picks on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays during the weeks of 17-31 March 2023. 

Work Experience took place during the week beginning Monday 27 March for our Year 10 students. Placements were with local businesses and within school for the students to utilise key skills and see a working environment first-hand.

On Thursday 30 March, we hosted our first Iftar in the Sixth Form Centre. The atmosphere was electric and the students led the event perfectly.

On Tuesday 28 March 2023, a group of Year 8 students were involved in a 'Familiarisation Visit' to the University of Manchester, as part of the Gateways Programme.

This term's Reward Celebration was facilitated by Odd Arts Theatre Company. Our Year 7 to Year 9 students, who were star/gold recipients had the opportunity to watch an Odd Arts play called ‘Knockout Blow’.

For the past 3 weeks, a group of Year 7 students have participated and attended after-school Japanese sessions in a programme called Languages XP, run by the University of Manchester. 

A group of our Year 9 students have taken part in a challenging project this term, alongside Solutions Not Sides. The focus was to have a critical approach to education on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The aims were to tackle anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and polarisation around the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the UK. 

On Tuesday 21 March 2023, the whole school (Primary Phase, Secondary Phase and Sixth Form) celebrated a brilliant Culture Day!

National Careers Week (NCW) took place across the UK beginning on Monday 6 March 2023.  The week-long celebration offers guidance and free resources to promote careers.

In January, we applied for a Cost of Living Grant from Cash for Kids and were successful! With the generous grant we received, we were able to help 95 of our students/families.

On Wednesday 8 March, Mr Hughes and Mr Fewtrell took a group of Year 8 boys to play in a 9-a-side Tournament at one of Manchester United's Training facilities.

On Tuesday 7 March, we welcomed our friends from Henshaws who were serenaded by KS3 'Uke's and Co' Group performing 'Riptide', as well as Year 7 and 10 soloists.

Last week, we celebrated all things 'books and reading' with a Literary Festival. The week was packed with activities, events and competitions for students across the Secondary Phase.  

On Friday 3 March 2023, we had a visit from a successful mentor called Reiss Williams, who is based in the USA. KS4 boys were chosen to attend the workshop on aspirations and empowerment.

On Thursday 2 March 2023, we had the pleasure of hosting a workshop delivered by the Home Office. KS4 students had the opportunity to opt in to attending the session, in which they learnt about the various career options within the Home Office sector.