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  • 05/07/18

    YEAR 7 VISIT BIG BANG CONFERENCE

    We were able to take a group of our year 7 students to attend the Big Bang conference at Green Park on Monday 25th June, this event was organised by the Buckinghamshire Learning Trust. It was an excellent day which complemented the content learnt during science lessons. There was a variety of w...
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  • 03/07/18

    70 YEARS OF THE NHS - ART

    On Wednesday 27th June our Headteacher Lawrence Smith and the Deputy Director of Nursing Maxine McVey, officially unveiled the canvasses at Wexham Park Hospital that have been produced by 9 of our students and 3 members of staff as listed below, this is to celebrate 70 years of the NHS...
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  • 03/07/18

    Year 9/10 SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE

    Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust On Thursday 21st  June 2018, a group of our Year 9 and 10 EAL students and 4 members of staff had the opportunity to visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust in Stratford Upon Avon. The group were able to have a tour of the house where Shakespeare lived...
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  • 03/07/18

    YEARS 7/8 REWARD TRIP 'GO APE'

    Year 7/8 PE Reward Trip - Go Ape During the afternoon of Monday 2nd July we took a group of our twenty Year 7 and 8 students to 'Go Ape' at Black Park. This was a reward trip for the students who have had the highest attendance at extra-curricular PE clubs and activities during this...
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  • 02/07/18

    BERKSHIRE SCHOOL GAMES

    On Wednesday 27th June we took two teams to compete in a brand new event at the Berkshire School Games, this was hosted at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre. The event was called Laser Run which involved intervals of running cross country laps followed by shooting a laser gun at a target from dist...
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  • 26/06/18

    REAL MADRID COACHING WORKSHOP

    On Friday 22nd June two of our Key Stage 3 students, Ibrahim Ayubi (Year 7) and Sian Wright (Year 8), had a brilliant opportunity to attend the football coaching workshop that was being held in Leatherhead, the workshop was delivered by coaches that had travelled from Spain from Real Madrid CF to pr...
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  • 21/06/18

    YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY RESIDENTIAL VISIT

    On Friday 15th June until Monday 18th June a group of Year 10 Geography students took part in a residential visit to complete their fieldwork as part of the course. We stayed at the PGL Osmington Bay centre. Whilst at the centre the students were able to experience some outdoor activities which incl...
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  • 19/06/18

    Year 8, 9 and 10 SPORTS LEADERS

    Sports Leaders A group of our sports leaders from Year groups 8, 9 and 10 had the opportunity to work with the staff  staff from Wexham Court Primary in the delivery of their Year 5 and 6 summer sports day on Monday 18th  June. It was a great morning, and our sports leaders work...
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  • 15/06/18

    GIRLS ACTIVE - STEPPING UP FOR CHANGE

    Here at Wexham School we are working with Wexham Court Primary School whereby we have introduced a programme of football coaching for the Year 1-4 children after school every Thursday afternoons. The aim of this programme is to provide more opportunities for young children to be active and expe...
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  • 13/06/18

    YEAR 7 - ECO SCHOOLS PROJECT

    As part of the PSHE curriculum, Year 7 students are working on the Eco Schools project. During the lesson they attended this week, they worked on an audit of the school and they will use the results to create an action plan and then create their own Eco School."
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  • 13/06/18

    YEAR 9 PSHEE - FIRST AID PROJECT

    Year 9 are completing a first aid project during PSHEE this term. During this time they will be trained how to care for a casualty and deliver first aid where required.  The pictures included are showing some of the students learning the correct procedure to treat burns.
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  • 08/06/18

    YR 7 QuadKids Athletics

    This week a team of our Year 7 students competed in the annual QuadKids athletics competition. Each athlete participates in four events and their points scores (based on finishing places) are added together for an overall team total.  Our team finished 6th out of 11 schools an...
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  • 25/05/18

    YEAR 10 DISTRICT ATHLETICS

    Year 10 District Athletics Success A huge congratulations to the following students from Wexham school who competed against 12 other Slough Schools at the annual  District Athletics competition and were awarded medal placings. They showed a real sportsmanship and determination...
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  • 25/05/18

    YEAR 7 INTER-FORM ROUNDERS

    Congratulations to tutor groups 7 Deacon and 7 Loveless who were the joint winners of this week's inter-form rounders competition. There were over 50 children participating is this event which was fantastic to see.  We will be awarding medals and certificates' to the winners of this eve...
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  • 25/05/18

    YEAR 7 THE BIG BANG PROJECT

    During lunchtime on Tuesday 22nd May, our year 7 students were given the opportunity of taking part in the Big Bang project, they were able to present these to a panel consisting of teaching staff and some of our A Level students. This has given the the students a greater understanding of what Scien...
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  • 18/05/18

    YEAR 10 LAWYERS FOR SCHOOLS

    Year 10 Lawyers for Schools Twenty three of our Year 10 students completed the Lawyers for Schools programme with a visit to Centrica in Windsor. The day compromised of sessions around consumer law, interview technique, careers guidance and a tour of the offices. This was a fitting end to fan...
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  • 18/05/18

    YEAR 7 ATHLETICS

    Year 7 Athletics  On Thursday 17th May a team of our year 7 students competed against 6 other Slough Schools in an athletics meeting held at St. Bernard's School. Although on this occasion we did not finish in the top three teams overall there were some impressive individual performances...
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  • 08/05/18

    YEAR 11 NCS ASSEMBLY

    On Friday 4th May our Year 11 students were fortunate enough to experience a second assembly from the NCS. Students who had already applied were given their application packs including NCS T-Shirts.  We are expecting a record number of applications this year. It is an incredible opportunit...
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  • 08/05/18

    YEAR 8 TENNIS LEADERS

    After completing their 'Beyond the Baseline' course earlier this year, on Friday 4th May  a group of our Year 8 students participated and supported the delivery of a Slough School Sport Network (SSSN) mini Tennis event for Year 3 and 4 children at Salt Hill Park. The students involved w...
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  • 03/05/18

    YEARS 7 AND 8 ORIENTEERING

    Key Stage 3 Orienteering Throughout the summer term all Year 7 and 8 students will be participating in an Orienteering unit of work in one of their PE lessons each week and this has initially proven to be an excellent addition to the Key Stage 3 PE Curriculum. Orienteering develops p...
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  • 03/05/18

    YEARS 7 AND 8 CRICKET COACHING

    Year 7 / 8 Cricket Coaching The summer term fixtures will begin next week and our Year 7 and 8 cricketers have now began a programme of weekly coaching sessions with Wilson Gumbs from Slough Cricket Club. These sessions are taking place on after school as part of our partnership with the cricket...
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  • 27/04/18

    YR7-8 Mindfulness Programme

    The mindfulness programme is a six-week programme for a group of twenty Year 7 and 8 students. It is being led by an instructor from 'Prana Teens' and the purpose of the programme is to help the children manage their emotions with sessions focussing on relaxation, dealing with worry, anxiety...
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  • 26/04/18

    Millicent Fawcett UNVEILING

    Amy Bhola (Year 12) and Hafsah Khan (Year 10)  two of Wexham School's Student Voice Slough Youth Parliament representatives had the honour of attending the recent unveiling of the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Trafalgar Square. It was a momentous occasion which the girls enjoyed tremendous...
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  • 26/04/18

    YR7 VISIT TO BOSCOMBE BEACH

    On Monday 23rd April our Year 7 students and staff  had a very informative and productive day at Boscombe Beach this was part of their Geography coursework. Boscombe Beach is situated in the county of Dorset  it is a wide beautiful sandy beach surrounding Boscombe Pier with...
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  • 29/03/18

    'JUMP IN' TRAMPOLINE PARK

    This week 24 students from Years 7 - 10 visited the 'Jump In' trampoline park after school as a reward for having the highest attendance at extra-curricular PE clubs this term. This was a high energy, fun activity to end the term and the students had a great time. Updated tutor group po...
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