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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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  • 29/03/18

    YEAR 1 AND 2 CRICKET FESTIVAL

    On Wednesday this week we hosted a Slough School Sport Network (SSSN) Year 1 & 2 cricket festival in our sportshall. This was led by a strong team from Berkshire Cricket and over 120 children participated throughout the day and it was brilliant to see so many young people being active, havi...
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  • 29/03/18

    YEAR 8 - GIRLS ACTIVE

    Three of our Year 8 girls, Sian Wright, Namra Mughal and Alisha Ali, attended a Girls Active training day this week, hosted by the Youth Sport Trust at Allianz Park in London. Alongside three girls from Wexham Court Primary School the aim of the day was to develop female leadership through spor...
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  • 28/03/18

    YEAR 9 CHEDDAR GORGE VISIT

    YR9 Cheddar Gorge Visit A group of Year 9 Geography Students were given the opportunity to the visit Cheddar Gorge. The students had a really informed visit exploring Gough’s cave and  being able to participate in a hike along the Gorge. Many of the students enjoyed the opportunity to...
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  • 23/03/18

    'Beyond the Baseline' 

    Year 8 'Beyond the Baseline' Tennis Leadership Programme   Ten of our Year 8 Sports Leaders completed their 'Beyond the Baseline' programme this week, successfully coaching a group of twenty Year 4 children from Wexham Court Primary School for two hours. Our students have...
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  • 21/03/18

    YEAR 9 MAGISTRATES MOCK TRIALS

    Magistrates Mock Trials A group of our year 9 students entered the Magistrates Mock Trials competition that was held recently, on the day they competed well and represented themselves and Wexham School with a real determination.   The students had a really good day and have learnt a lot from...
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  • 21/03/18

    YEAR 9 ASPIRES CAREERS FAIR

    Aspire Careers Fair Our year 9 students were among many schools who attend the Aspires Careers Fair, which is organised and run by Learning to Work and Sponsored by Slough Aspire. The event is organised to encourage students to think about future career pathways and discuss career opportunitie...
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  • 21/03/18

    YEAR 9 GCSE PE FIRST AID

    Year 9 GCSE PE First Aid This week our Year 9 GCSE PE students were fortunate to be able to participate in a one hour emergency first aid workshop. This was led by Stephen Hale of 1st Aid 4 Schools, the workshop was an excellent curriculum enrichment activity combining theoretical learning with p...
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  • 21/03/18

    JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEADERS COURSE

    Junior Football Leaders Course Three of our students, Sian Wright, Iqra Ayubi and Marena Ahmadi were invited to attend the Junior Football Leaders training day last week. This was hosted at Wexham School by the Slough School Sport Network and the Berks and Bucks FA. This was an excellent opportun...
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  • 21/03/18

    GIRLS BADMINTON

    Girls Badminton Week commencing 12th March a group of our girls from year groups 7 through to 10 have been attending weekly practice sessions and hosted their first badminton fixture against Eden Girls School.  Although we played a strong game and the girls worked really hard Eden Girls Scho...
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  • 21/03/18

    SPORT RELIEF 2018

    Sport Relief 2018 On Tuesday 20th March 2018 over 300 students from year groups 7, 8 and 9 took part in a sponsored skipping event and inflatable obstacle course challenge in the school sports hall. This was  in support of Sport Relief.  The sponsorship money is still being collected an...
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  • 16/03/18

    National History Museum

    On Wednesday 14th March as part of our History and Science Curriculum the Nurture Group participated in a visit to the Natural History Museum in London. They had a really enjoyable day and were fortunate to be able to experience a wealth of hands-on learning which they found very informative.
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  • 06/03/18

    Neuve Chappelle, France

    A Wexham student laying a wreath at Neuve Chappelle, France, to remember South Asian soldiers who fought in World War 1.
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  • 26/02/18

    YR8 'Beyond the Baseline' Project

    Year 8 'Beyond the Baseline' Project The first of three sessions for the 'Beyond the Baseline' leadership project took place on Wednesday 21st February and the students engaged fully and positively with the morning, this was led by former GB tennis professional Jessica Weeks...
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  • 22/02/18

    YR 9 - Visit the University of Reading

    Year 9 trip to the University of Reading A group of 12 Year 9 students visited the University of Reading to experience a day in the life of a University student. Our pupils took part in a programme called "Find Your Future". The theme was based around Love. The pupils were involved...
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  • 09/02/18

    DJ Workshops

    DJ workshops DJ Miss Tyson (Julie) has been busy running DJ workshops for all pupils on Friday 9th February. The morning started early with a breakfast club, where we signed up 10 pupils to complete an Arts Award over the next 10 weeks. Julie then demonstrated to Year 9 how to mix records togethe...
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