National Poetry Day 2024
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National Poetry Day 2024

HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY! On Thursday morning, Miss Jones organised a special assembly with the help of members of her Inspired Sixth Form English class, who gave a short but memorable performance to celebrate Beat Poetry in the Croston Theatre. The ‘Beat Generation’ was a literary subculture movement that started in America, rebelling against the…

Astrophysics talk at UCLAN
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Astrophysics talk at UCLAN

On Tuesday, the Westholme Physics department took a trip to UCLAN to see a public lecture delivered by Professor Arif Babul, whose expertise lies in cosmology, theoretical astrophysics, and cosmic structure formation. His lecture was titled ‘Why does the Universe look the way it does?’, and provided an excellent introduction to the topic of cosmology,…

Westholme To Welcome Mr Taylor As New Principal

Westholme To Welcome Mr Taylor As New Principal

We are delighted to be welcoming our 7th Principal to Westholme in September, Mr Paul Taylor. Mr Taylor shone out above all other candidates in our rigorous recruitment process, and demonstrates all the skills, experience and qualities to build upon the progress that Westholme has made over the last 100 years. We are very much…

European Day of Languages 2024
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European Day of Languages 2024

On Thursday, we celebrated European Day of Languages! Originating in 2001, the aim of the day is to encourage language learning across Europe, and was jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union. Mrs Blizzard, Head of Modern Foreign Languages, spoke alongside members of the INSPIRED Sixth Form in a special assembly…

Bouldering Enrichment
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Bouldering Enrichment

The ISF and Year 11 bouldering enrichment is well under way. The students have been participants on an induction to bouldering course at our local indoor wall – Onyx Climbing. They have been learning about technique and positioning as well as how to boulder safely. They are steadily working through the different bouldering grades with…