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  • 20/10/23

    CCF - RAF and Navy Grangewaters Outdoor Education Centre

    Our CCF cadets in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sections have been undertaking the Watersports and Adventurous Training elements of their respective syllabuses this month. They are pictured here, participating in their trip to the Grangewaters Outdoor Education Centre in Thurrock. The cadets...
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  • 19/10/23

    WHSB Senior Drama Troupe - An Agatha Christie triple bill

    This December we see the WHSB Senior Drama Troupe perform an Agatha Christie triple bill, staged in the School Library, which will really keep you guessing with classic Christie’s clever twists, intriguing puzzles and engaging mysteries. Rehearsals are well underway for these three short pl...
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  • 18/10/23

    WHSB Drawing from Observation Classes

    Year 10 and Lower Sixth students enjoyed a further opportunity to hone their drawing skills in Mrs Allard’s after-School "Drawing from Observation" classes last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. During these sessions, our resident skeleton modelled, while students received tuition on p...
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  • 16/10/23

    Geography and Geology Field Trips

    This October saw Year 11 Geography and Lower Sixth Geology students, together with accompanying staff, undertake field trips to Walton-on-the-Naze and Folkestone respectively, to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding of their chosen subjects. Year 11 Geography GCSE students visited the b...
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  • 11/10/23

    Cambridge University Economics Essay Competition WINNER

    Well done to Rory (Upper Sixth) on winning a Cambridge University Economics Essay Competition run by the CSEP (Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism). Rory wrote a superb essay addressing the statement ‘The Neoliberal Age is Over - Discuss with Reference to the Resurgence of State Intervent...
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  • 03/10/23

    Enrichment Day Lower Sixth

    Students in our Lower Sixth enjoyed a valuable Enrichment Day of mindset development under the VESPA programme, designed to support with the identification of the necessary attitudinal attributes required to be a successful and healthy Sixth Form student at WHSB. Through a series of workshops studen...
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  • 30/09/23

    Enrichment Day Year 9

    Enrichment Day for our Year 9 pupils involved a visit to the former RAF Duxford, near Cambridge, now an outpost of the Imperial War Museum. As well as the visiting historic site itself, and exploring the aircraft, both civil and military (from the Second World War up to an early Eurofighter Typhoon...
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  • 23/09/23

    Year 11 Enrichment Activities

    Our Enrichment Day provided varying and engaging activities for our Year 11 pupils this September. A third of the Year group joined the History Department on a tour of the First World War Battlefields, with visits to Ieper and the Somme. The visit was a moving and powerful experience, with emotional...
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  • 22/09/23

    Further Photos of Enrichment Day

    We are delighted to share some further photographs of Enrichment Day which took place last week, this time of our Year 10 pupils enjoying a superb Humanities Day with a focus on Report Journalism. Pupils were offered the opportunity to delve into the world of journalism, exploring how rhetoric can b...
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  • 21/09/23

    TOP AWARD FOR WHSB ARMY CADET, WILL MIDWINTER

    TOP AWARD FOR WHSB ARMY CADET, WILL MIDWINTER Upper Sixth Student and School Captain, Will Midwinter, a member of the School’s Combined Cadet Force, has been awarded Master Cadet status following completion of the week-long Master Cadet Course. The course is run by the Army at its Cadet For...
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  • 20/09/23

    First Enrichment Day of the Academic Term

    Pupils at WHSB participated in their first off-timetable Enrichment Day of this academic year, with an inspiring mix of trips, careers education, extra-curricular exploration and personal development activities. During the next few days, we will be sharing some wonderful photographs of those enrichm...
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  • 19/09/23

    The WHSB Duke of Edinburgh Expedition season comes to an end

    This weekend brought the WHSB Duke of Edinburgh Expedition season to an end, with 48 Year 10 pupils completing their Bronze Assessment Expedition, near Danbury. Despite the heat, the pupils’ navigation skills were outstanding, and they kept to very good time. The pupils’ campcraft was...
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