On Monday this week ten of our Year 9 students went to visit Cambridge University for the day. We spent the morning at Gonville & Caius College where we were given a tour of the college, learnt about the history of Cambridge University, visited the College Library and had lunch in the College dining hall. […]
As the year draws to close and we look back on a successful year of performances (and prepare for what is happening next year) I am writing to let you know that the full range of photographs and headshots from the Winter Showcase and Bugsy Malone are now available for sale on the Performing Arts […]
We are delighted to announce that KWS has been granted funding to run the Skills Builder Accelerator Programme next academic year. During form times, students across KS3 and KS4 will use the programme to develop some of the soft skills that employers desire when appointing staff. These skills are: Listening, Speaking, Problem Solving, Creativity, Staying […]
We have had a successful few months in the KWS garden growing a variety of vegetables and fruit. The rhubarb and strawberries were a big hit and we now have potatoes, onions and garlic ready to go. Hopefully the hot weather won’t cause too much stress to our remaining crops – we still have beans, […]
Well done to Isobel J and Alice T for getting through the first round of county football trials. Good luck in the next round. Also, well done to everyone that showed the best of themselves in the inter-house sports tournaments during Activities Week. The weather was kind and some of the talent on show in […]
The Science department welcomed thirty Year 5 students from Sauncey Wood Primary school and their teacher, Ms Gardener, to KWS on Tuesday afternoon for a couple of Science taster sessions. The students were shown how sound waves can be ‘seen’ in flames with our Rubens tube: we played some excellent Ed Sheeran songs and saw […]
Well done to John D, Jack F, Lucas C & Joel D for competing in the UKMT Junior Kangaroo round which is the hardest round a Year 7 or 8 can do with the UKMT. Lucas & Jack earned a Certificate of Qualification and John and Joel earned a Certificate of Merit. A special mention to […]
There have been numerous sporting events over the last few weeks. We had an enjoyable and insightful day with our Year 9 GCSE PE group at The University of Hertfordshire. We got to use their sports science lab, as well as some testing equipment typically used by professional athletes. It hopefully also gave students an […]
Students in Years 7 – 9 will be sitting end of year exams during our exam week Monday 20th June – Friday 24th June. These exams are an opportunity; to consolidate knowledge gained throughout the year, practise revision skills, to identify gaps in learning, to show progress in subjects and to experience sitting exams in […]
Well done to all those that competed in this week’s athletics fixture. The official results haven’t come back yet, however apparently a few Personal Best’s were smashed in the process – notably Nathan T in the triple jump and Andrea C in the shot put. We look forward to the upcoming fixtures next week. Special […]
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