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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.

On Friday, 3 March Miss Bretherton took two Year 8 students to the National Indoor Rowing Finals in London, as they had previously qualified to represent Greater Manchester. 

Year 4 have enjoyed taking part in Forest School this half term. They have had great opportunities, both in school and in the woods, to complete activities in their 'Wild Passports'.

In the Primary Phase, we aim to establish excellent relationships with our families by endeavouring to engage with the families throughout the year.

On Wednesday 8 February, a group of our Year 9 students participated in the Gateways visit at The University of Manchester, along with three other schools.

As part of the Young Artists Programme study at the RNCM, WHGS music students appeared on BBC Breakfast, sharing their positive experiences of the Junior RNCM initiative. More to the point, our very own Eden-Haya appeared on the BBC Breakfast sofa and was interviewed alongside Ben Dunne, the founder of the River Reeves Foundation. 

A group of our Sixth Form students have been preparing for the Young Citizen’s Bar Mock Trial since September 2022. Students have been meeting on a weekly basis at lunchtime to prepare their cases, practise their questioning skills and prepare to undergo questioning as witnesses.

On Wednesday 8 February, three of our Year 12 students who are studying Spanish, attended a Filming Workshop in Manchester Metropolitan University, presented by Dr Carmen Herrero, Head of Spanish Filming Studies.

WHGS recently entered three Boys' Teams in the Manchester Schools Table Tennis Competition; four boys in each team.

On Monday 6 February, a group of our Primary Phase children attended a Hate Crime Awareness Event at Gorton Monastery, which aimed to share what different schools are doing across Greater Manchester to promote peace and inclusion.