On Thursday 12th November, HWCS took part in the KS4 hockey triangular. The competing teams were HWCS, Rookwood and the experienced John Hanson side on home turf. Harrow Way took an inexperienced but enthusiastic side to the tournament with hopes of learning a few new things and coming away with a [...]
Anti Bullying Week at Harrow Way School 16th- 20th November 2015. The theme this week is "No Bystanders" and making sure that if someone says something or does something that you don't like, you don't retaliate, you tell someone. Students are carrying out a range of activities from quizzes to writing Anti Bullying Tweets. Assemblies [...]
A total of twenty teams entered the annual Town Schools’ Basketball Tournament – the largest number ever! Ten girls’ teams and ten boys’ teams from Portway, Anton, Knights Enham, Roman Way, Endeavour, St Johns and Vigo arrived excited and eager to take part in this noisy, fast and fun competition! All [...]
On 11th November 2015, some Harrow Way students and staff got to experience Armistice Day first hand by visiting some World War One Battlefields in Ypres, Belgium. They ended the day by paying their respects by laying a poppy wreath at Menin Gate. Curriculum leader for History, Mrs C Essop, summarised [...]
Former pro American footballer Jim Roberson is back at Harrow Way Community School, once again working his motivational magic with Year 11 students. Jim bases his captivating training on getting students to understand the ‘power of education.’ In his own unique style Jim connects with students, engaging them to consider how their education is the [...]
Yesterday we held our House Public Speaking Competition - The Voice. Contestants had to speak in front on an audience made up of Year 7 students and staff. Senior winner was Year 10 Maddie Griffiths of Buzzard House. Junior was a tie between Alanis Fell (Buzzards) and Abbi Loader (Hawks) both in Year 9. [...]
This weeks assembly was on the theme of remembrance. We reflected on ways in which students can assess the impact of the war on history and also explore how remembrance has become part of national life in the UK and other countries. Students were encouraged to consider how remembrance has evolved to include World War [...]
Some of the first House Netball tournaments have been played and the results are as follows: Buzzards 1 Hawks 1 Hawks 0 Kestrels 10 Buzzards 2 Kestrels 8 1st Kestrels - 90 House points 2nd Buzzards - 60 House points 3rd Hawks - 30 House points
Another great day was had in Barcelona on Wednesday, training in the morning followed by a swim in the pool. After lunch they all went to the beach and played some games before a bit of shopping in the local area. In the evening they headed out to the stadium which our matches were going [...]
After a 2.15am start on Monday, Harrow Way footballers landed safely in Barcelona. They started their trip with a bit of sightseeing. A fantastic tour of the Nou Camp, where they saw Ronald Koeman's boots and the Champions League trophies, followed by going to Las Ramblas for some free time. Tuesday has started by heading [...]