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On Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 September, children in the Primary Phase participated in a Golf Taster session. This was arranged to coincide with the Solheim and Ryder Cup, which is when international golf players from Europe take on their American counterparts to win a trophy for a two year period.

Despite it being a particularly chilly evening, it was fantastic to see so many parents and enthusiastic students join us for our annual Open Evening last week; it is always a pleasure to welcome members of the local community to William Hulme’s Grammar School and our visitors were able to see what makes WHGS such a superb place to study.

On Monday 25 September, a squad of Year 6 children attended the TeamMcr Inspire Tag Rugby event held at school and supported by our Year 8 Leaders.

Four schools attended the event and, after playing, rated each other based on the School Games Values, which are Passion, Determination, Self Belief, Honesty, Teamwork and Respect.

A group of Year 6 children recently attended the Davis Cup match between Great Britain and Australia at the AO Arena. They were able to see leading British players, Jack Draper, Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans, who were all part of the squad for the event.

This year, girls from the Primary Phase have started football training and have entered the Inspire Football Events run by TeamMCr at Whalley Range High School. 

Fifteen students from Years 8 to 12 have earned themselves the opportunity to attend Saturday School at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) for the duration of this academic year.

Mental Health concerns for young people have multiplied in recent times.  Youth Mental Health Day, an awareness day run by teenage mental health charity stem4, is here to provide hope and positivity. 

The Food & Nutrition Cooking Club started the year with a spicy tomato soup and garlic dough balls.

On Friday 15 September, we celebrated #WorldAfroDay to bring awareness to this topic in our school community.

Students and staff are celebrating again today as GCSE results are released.

Students and staff are celebrating again today as GCSE results are released.

This year, 75% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, with 55% achieving grade 5 or above in the two subjects. 

Students and staff at our Sixth Form are celebrating their A Level results, with students gaining places at university to study a wide range of high-quality, competitive courses.

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. 

On Wednesday 24 May, a group of our Year 7 students undertook the Gateways visit at The University of Manchester and participated in the 'University Uncovered' programme.

This week, Year 5 had an incredible opportunity to experience a night away from their families in Yorkshire.

On Tuesday 16 May, our Year 10 GCSE Food & Nutrition students went on a trip to the Unicorn Grocery in Chorlton.

On Friday 19 May, Year 6 were lucky enough to take part in this year's first transition event, as the Design Technology (DT) Department welcomed us.

Here at William Hulme's, we have been supporting Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW).

On Wednesday 17 May, the Primary Phase celebrated National Numeracy Day.

This term we held the Year 7 Masterchef Competition. It was a lovely evening with a keen group of Year 7 participants.