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  • 28/11/24

    LORD THURLOW VISIT

    On Friday 15th November, Wexham School was visited by Lord Thurlow, a sitting peer in the House of Lords. Lord Thurlow worked with KS5 History and Politics students, alongside members of the school council and Bar Mock Trial teams. During his visit, Lord Thurlow talked about his background...
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  • 28/11/24

    BAR MOCK TRIALS

    On Saturday 24th November, our Bar Mock Trials team competed in the regional heat at Reading Crown Court. Whilst we did not finish in the top three this year, the students found the process an extremely rewarding and enjoyable experience. Our team this year is the largest it has ever been, with...
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  • 28/11/24

    THE BRILLIANT CLUB SCHOLARS PROGRAMME

    A group of 14 Year 9 students are participating in The Brilliant Club, Scholars Programme, which is giving them the opportunity to explore higher education and build key skills to help them succeed in the next stages of their education. The students take part in a series of seven university-sty...
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  • 22/11/24

    YEAR 8 GIRLS - BAKER HUGHES MASTER CLASS BRONZE INDUSTRIAL CADET AWARDS

    On Wednesday 20th November, 18 of our year 8 female students participated in the next stage of their Bronze Industrial Cadet Awards. This was an interactive session with leading industrialists from the energy sector to support our students' carbon footprint project. 
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  • 22/11/24

    YEAR 9 ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT TRUST WITH AVANTOR

    On Tuesday 19th November, our Year 9 students had the opportunity to participate in a coding and bots STEAM Workshop followed by a Q & A session. This event was supported by AVANTOR. The Engineering Development Trust which has now become a welcome addition to our STEAM stakeholder...
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  • 22/11/24

    YEAR 7/8 OXFORD UNIVERSITY VISIT

    On Wednesday 20th November, 24 students embarked on an unforgettable trip to Oxford, visiting the prestigious Brasenose College and Magdalen College. The day began with an inspiring motivational speech that set the tone for an exciting and educational experience. Students toured the colleg...
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  • 08/11/24

    YEAR 7 - STEAM WORKSHOPS

    During the week commencing 4th November, our Year 7 students participated in a series of STEAM Army Workshops over the course of three days. These workshops were focused on engineering. They worked on designing and building robotic vehicles. These mini-robots were then re-configured so that they...
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  • 25/10/24

    YR11 'MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL'

    On Wednesday 23rd October, we welcomed back guest speakers from 'Maximize your Potential', who delivered another excellent study skills and revision workshop to our Year 11 students in the assembly hall. Maximize your Potential work with schools up and down the country with th...
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  • 21/10/24

    GCSE DRAMA - "WICKED THE MUSICAL"

    On Wednesday 9th October, a group of students travelled to the Apollo Theatre, London to see "Wicked the Musical" Wicked tells the incredible story of how an unlikely but profound friendship was formed between the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North before Dorothy...
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  • 21/10/24

    YEAR 8 FENCING FESTIVAL

    On Monday 14th October, a group of Year 8 students attended a Fencing Festival as part of the Slough Schools Sport & Physical Activity Network, which was hosted at Langley Grammar School. This was an introduction to Fencing which allowed the students to try a sport beyond the curriculum. Th...
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  • 04/10/24

    Year 12-13 STEM TALK WITH ROSA ALEXANDER

    On Tuesday 1st October, our Year 12 and 13 female students participated in a STEM Ted Talk with Rosa Alexander of Talent Spaces (&Upskill me). This was focused on career pathways and vocations. There were a number of opportunities being presented to our STEM students in banking and fin...
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  • 27/09/24

    YEAR 8 STEM TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS

    On Monday 23rd September, 87 Year 8 Technology students participated in a virtual interactive workshop with speakers from the Mindera UK Foundation, which promotes diversity in Technology. The students learnt about vocations and career prospects in STEM. This included apprenticeships...
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  • 26/09/24

    YEAR 7 CRICKET FESTIVAL

    On Tuesday 24th September, a group of Year 7 students participated in a cricket skills festival hosted at Wexham. This was led by coaches from the Berkshire Cricket Foundation. This was a good enrichment experience.
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  • 26/09/24

    YEAR 11 PE CAREERS TALK

    On Friday 20th September, we hosted our first PE Careers talk of the year. All Year 11 students had the opportunity to listen to a Sports Therapist from Brentford Football Club. This helped them gain an understanding about supporting roles/careers related to a professional club...
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  • 26/09/24

    YEAR 10 - ASCOT RACE EXPERIENCE DAY

    On Friday 20th September, a group of our Year 10 girls were taken to experience a day at Ascot Racecourse. The day included trying out the horse race simulator, how to care for and handle a horse, a riding lesson, finishing the day with a mini tour of the racecourse.   The day was a hug...
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  • 21/06/24

    YEAR 9 ROWING - DORNEY LAKE

    On Tuesday 18th June, a group of our Year 9 students represented the school in a rowing event hosted at Dorney Lake. They were able to prepare for this in the Olympic Gym. This was then followed by a session on the water to apply what they had been learning. Our students had a great d...
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  • 20/06/24

    THE BIG BANG STEM EVENT - NEC BIRMINGHAM

    On Wednesday 19th June, 92 of our students, from Year Groups 7, 8 & 9 attended a STEM event at the NEC in Birmingham. There was a wide range of STEM activities which focused on Energy, Transport, Health & Wellbeing, Technology & Innovation and the Environment & Sustainability. T...
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  • 20/06/24

    YEAR 8 STEM - TASTER DAY BRUNEL UNIVERSITY

    On Tuesday 18th June, the Year 8 students had the opportunity to attend a STEM Taster Day being hosted at Brunel University. The day was designed to spark their curiosity and enhance their understanding of STEM subjects. The day featured a variety of projects, such as engineering chocolate...
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  • 20/06/24

    YEAR 9 BOYS PRESENTATION READING UNIVERSITY

    On Wednesday 19th June, a group of our Year 9 boys attended a Book Presentation Ceremony to celebrate their hard work on the Boys’ Impact Programme at Reading University. Over the past few months, they participated in a series of university-style tutorials on masculinity and male characters wi...
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  • 13/06/24

    YR7 CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM

    On Friday 7th June, 28 of our Year 7 students visited the Charles Dickens Museum in London. This was organised to coincide with them winning the Oliver Twist Diorama Competition. The students were really engaged throughout the day, and found the whole experience interesting and inspir...
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  • 13/06/24

    YR12 OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

    On Wednesday 12th June, our year 12 students attended Oxford Brookes University to participate in a University and Apprenticeship day. The event is the perfect way for students to choose which university or apprenticeship is right for them. This was very informative and provided the a...
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  • 23/05/24

    YEAR 8 GIRLS NFL FLAG FOOTBALL

    On Monday 20th May we took our Year 8 Girls Flag Football team to the final event of the season. This was hosted at the home ground of AFC Wimbledon, Plough Lane, in London. It was an action-packed day for the girls, who enjoyed some VIP treatment with excellent facilities, press covera...
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  • 23/05/24

    YR8 SPANISH PLAY "ONATTI"

    On Thursday 16th May, our year 8 students had the amazing opportunity of watching a Spanish play. We were visited by the theatre group "Onatti". The atmosphere was great, the students had a really enjoyable time.  At the end of the performance, a survey was passed aroun...
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  • 24/04/24

    YEAR 7 Orienteering competiton

    On Thursday 18th April, a group of our Year 7 students competed in the orienteering competition for Slough schools hosted by the Slough School Sport & Physical Activity Network at Upton Court Park.  The team worked very extremely hard, finishing in third place.
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  • 24/04/24

    year 8/9 MOCK TRIAL COMPETION

    On Saturday 16th March, 14 of our Year 8 and 9 students participated in the Magistrate’s Court Mock Trial competition at Reading Crown Court. The students worked extremely hard, with outstanding performances. Our court Artist, produced several sketches. 
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