Weather Report Autumn 2022

High School

Sixth Form Students Are World Class, Once Again!

Year 13 students celebrated outstanding results achieved in their examinations. A Level students secured an excellent 98% pass rate with 28% of students achieving A* - A grades and 78% achieving A*-C grades. 76% of BTEC qualifications were awarded at the highest level of Distinction* / Distinction and 80% of students achieved A-B grades in their Childcare and Education Diploma

We are delighted that 94% of students secured their first choice place at University whilst other students are excited to embark on Apprenticeships, taking a gap year or starting employment. Congratulations to Mai Langley who achieved three A* grades and will be going to the University of Cambridge to study Natural Sciences, whilst Lucianna Cartwright will be studying English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford having achieved two A*s and one A grade.

Headteacher, Miss Whelan commented: “Students have worked incredibly hard and navigated many challenges whilst demonstrating resilience and maturity. This was also their first time sitting public exams as their GCSE exams were cancelled and these achievements are testament to their commitment to their studies. Every student should be extremely proud of their results which would not have been possible without the commitment and hard work from their teachers. I wish every student all the very best for their future endeavours.”

Students Celebrate Success in GCSE and BTEC Exams

We are pleased to share the excellent achievements of our Year 11 students in their GCSEs and BTECs. An impressive 524 top grades of 9-7, Distinction* and Distinctions were achieved and 78% of all grades awarded were at grade 4 or higher. Alicia Evans, Sadiah Begum, Jenny Ryan and Emma Sheppard achieved a remarkable 32 grade 9s between them and they have all returned to study Maths, Music, Chemistry, Physics, French, DT and Psychology at A Level.

Miss Whelan commented; “I am absolutely delighted with the achievement of all our students who have worked so well in challenging circumstances. The students have worked hard since starting at Weatherhead 5 years ago to achieve such success, despite the significant disruption to their education from Year 9. Staff have continued to work tirelessly to support students and deserve a special thank you.”

Alicia Evans

Sadiah Begum

Jenny Ryan

Emma Sheppard

Luci

Khadiza Rahman

Jie Birkby

Zaylie

Katie

Faith

Lucy

Jen Taft

Amy

Freya

Lilly

Seren

Ruby

Hasana

Alice

Keira

Emma Baldwin-Quirk A*A*A* DT, English Literature, Geography University of Leeds Product Design

Mai Langley

A*A*A* Biology, Chemistry, Maths University of Cambridge Natural Sciences

Claire McGeoghegan A*A*A* Biology, Maths, Further Maths University of Bath Mathematics with study year abroad

Lucianna Cartwright A*A*A English Language, English Literature, Sociology University of Oxford English Language & Literature

Polly Knapton

A*A*A English Literature, French, Spanish University of Liverpool Modern Languages

Sophie Smith A*A*A DT, Sociology, Maths Gap Gap

Libby Evans A*A*B Film, Maths, History Leeds Arts University Animation

Sanjita Akter A*AA DT, Maths, Physics University of Leeds Mechanical Engineering

Jess Cardus A*AA Sociology, English Language, History University of Leeds History & Sociology

Aimee Morrison A*AA Psychology, Maths, Sociology University of Manchester Sociology

Amrita Sumbal A*AA Sociology, Geography, History University of Manchester Law

Lucy Drew A*AB Psychology, Sociology, Biology University of Liverpool Psychology

Aimee Egan A*AB Geography, Biology, Computer Studies University of Nottingham Computer Science

Izzy Elton A*AB Geography, Biology, Chemistry Lancaster University Biology with year abroad

Aimee Gerrard A*AB English Literature, Dance, Maths University of Roehampton Dance

Izzy King A*AB Geography, Psychology, Physics Bangor University Environmental Science

Emily Burdett English Language, History, Spanish Lancaster University English Language & Linguistics

Leighton Reed Computer Studies, Maths, Physics University of York Computer Science with Cyber Security

Ellie Jones Photography, Sociology, Business Edge Hill University Criminology

Lucy Bowker Biology, Business Liverpool John Moores Sport Sciences

WelcomeHeadteacher’s

“The academic year 2021-2022 saw a return to normal for teaching, extracurricular activities, sporting fixtures, school events and trips and another World Class year for Weatherhead! I am both delighted and proud to share with you so many successes both in and out of the classroom. Congratulations to all our A Level, BTEC and GCSE students who received excellent examination results in the summer holidays. There has been so much to celebrate and I am so proud of all our students who reach for success every day in school. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Year 7 students and their parents/carers, there can be no better introduction to the school community than this celebratory read”.

Year 7 Footballers Win the Wirral Schools Cup 2022

Congratulations to our Under 12 football team, who have had a great season, culminating in winning the U12 Wirral Schools Cup! The exhilarating final was held in May at Prenton Park, home to Tranmere Rovers FC. The team secured their place at the top, and lifted the trophy, following an impressive 8-0 win against Prenton High School. PE Teacher and football coach Miss O’Looney commented, “The team played absolutely fantastically and worked hard until the final whistle, they were an absolute credit to Weatherhead High School. An all round phenomenal team performance!”

Headteacher’s Award

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Year 7 Scholars

In May, our Year 7 Scholars graduated from the Brilliant Club Scholars Programme. Leyla Bailey, Erin Bradshaw, Isabella Cabrey-Wilson, Hollie Chapman, Daisy Drew, Isabelle Edwards, Ava Hammond, Daisy Knight, Maiya Maguire, Tilly Neil and Emilie Smith spent the Spring term working with Sebastian Joseph from the University of Manchester to complete a course entitled Disease Detectives, exploring the science behind disease control. Students completed a University-style assignment in which they had to discuss how they would manage an outbreak of malaria. The students received high praise from Sebastian who was incredibly impressed by their ability to grasp such challenging concepts. The group were delighted to attend a graduation ceremony at the University, which included a campus tour and a Q&A session with a number of medical students. Special mentions to Leyla, Emilie and Tilly who delivered speeches about their experiences on the course to a lecture theatre full of students and teachers.

Our brilliant GCSE Latin cohort celebrated the end of their exams with a visit to the University of Liverpool Classics department. The visit included a workshop on Ancient Greek, a visit to the Garstang Museum of Archaeology with an expert Egyptologist, and a lecture on Greek Heroes. The day was rounded off with a guided tour of the beautiful University of Liverpool campus. A huge well done to these students for completing their Latin GCSE.

Year 10 Latin

Latin Scholars Music SuccessGrade

Congratulations to our cohort of Year 10 Latin students who took their GCSE this summer with grades ranging from 4s to 7s - a wonderful achievement! Well done to Aaliyah Cumberbatch, Chloe Edwards, Amy Humphreys, Eva Irvine, Darcy Murdoch Hughes, Niamh O’Brien and Suneha Singh.

Going for Gold

PE were delighted to achieve the Gold School Games Sportsmark in recognition of our curriculum provision, Extra-Curricular clubs and sporting fixtures. We have only ever received Bronze and Silver over the past few years so this is a massive achievement.

Many thanks to the PE staff who have supported the process and our students who contributed to us gaining this award.

Congratulations to Year 9 Musician, Keira Wiggins who took her Grade 6 singing exam in July and achieved 87/100 and passed with a Distinction!

KS3 EveningAwards

Students in Years 7 to 9 were recognised at KS3 Awards Evening for their attainment and endeavour across the curriculum, Miss Whelan was delighted to welcome parents and carers into school for the first awards event in three years! Weatherhead alumni, Kathryn Dutton, spoke about her school life and memories, her time at University studying Law and her career path. Inspired by the four R’s she gave invaluable advice to our students to get involved, put the effort in and reach for their goals. Recently appointed Head Girl, Molly Nash introduced the evening with a beautiful reading by Kira Brady and standout performances from Chloe O’Neill and Junior Choir. Congratulations to all our award winners and performers.

Chris PoetrySalmonWinners

Two Weatherhead students were awarded top prizes in the 2022 Christopher Salmon Poetry Competition. This year’s theme was ‘time’ and Year 11 Holly was awarded 1st prize in the KS4 category and Molly was awarded 1st prize in the 16-19 category. Launched by the Christopher Salmon Foundation in partnership with Wirral Poetry Festival and Wirral Libraries, the competition is open to budding poets aged 19 and under, living on the Wirral. A £100 prize was awarded to the winner in each of the five age categories and we look forward to seeing the video of the winning poems on Wirral Libraries social media for National Poetry Day in October.

Excerpt of ‘Time’ by Holly

… “When you were younger, your grandpaused to take you to the museum.he’d hoist you on his shoulders, grunting slightlyfrom the effortyet always firm in his resolve tokeep you secure. you would rest your head upon his, him Atlasand you the Earth,as the two of you would gaze upon theskeletons of grandfathers and granddaughtersyears before yourselves”.

Excerpt of ‘The Con’ by Molly Nash

… “And an angel fell as an unfinished rhyme. Uncaring eyes slipped on from the scene, no regret, none at all, for the horror that had been. Instead, he ground mountains beneath his boots, gnawed at steel and stretched at the roots of fluttering church spires; a colossal coliseumwhole orchards, forests, he grew from chutes. He saw the rise and fall of Elysium”…

WCS Student of the Month

We were delighted that seven students were nominated for World Class Students of the Month last term. Congratulations to Year 7 students Leyla Bailey, Amy Hayden and Molly Simm who were nominated by Miss Bartle (History) for achieving first place in the creative Jubilee competition with their winning PowerPoint which they presented to their teaching group on the Queen’s 70 year reign. Zoe Price (Year 9) was nominated for her contribution to the School Council, WCS Ambassadors and for drive and determination to succeed in everything she does.

Charlotte Ward was nominated by her Head of Year for her contribution to the school and local community commenting, “she is such a lovely, reliable student who is always working to the best of her ability. She always has a smile on her face, is always polite, helpful and kind to others. She makes me very proud as her Head of Year”. Year 11 students, Alicia Evans and Harsiga Gobinath were nominated for their Commitment to Achievement in striving to succeed in their GCSEs completing online Maths tasks and creating revision resources.

Future Pathways Week

Year 12 took part in their first Future Pathways Week, preparing them for their next steps after Sixth Form. They attended UCAS application and personal statement workshops and made a start on their Higher Education journey.

During the week students were given the opportunity to attend careers talks from former students who gave them an insight into their own career journeys with some valuable advice. Weatherhead Alumni Ben Richards came back to chat about all things STEM and share his experiences of life at the University of Cambridge. Former Head Girl, Jade Franks, Zoomed in from London to discuss her non-conventional route to Cambridge. Students came away from the week feeling determined and inspired.

Students also heard from industry professionals in the field of Sports & Exercise Science, Software Engineering, Occupational Therapy and Artificial Intelligence. Edge Hill University ran a series of subject information workshops which included Health & Social Care, an Introduction to Teaching, Criminology, Psychology, Sociology and Sport Science and Sport Physiotherapy Higher Apprenticeship route.

Oxbridge is Insight!

Head Girl, Molly Nash has been successful in obtaining a place on the Insight Outreach Oxbridge Mentoring Scheme, and has been having weekly Zoom calls with an Oxford undergraduate student who is providing her with useful tips for preparing for interviews, admissions tests, and writing a competitive application.

Sixth Form Scholars

Three of our Year 12 scholars were invited to attend a Chemistry taster day at St. Edmund Hall College in Oxford, in partnership with World Class Schools. Macy Brown, Maisy Foulkes and Lia Smith accompanied by Miss Nilson received a tour of ‘Teddy Hall’ and the city, and were delighted to meet current students on a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Later in the day, they engaged in some Chemistry code-busting activities where they were able to put their knowledge and skills to the test and complete a range of experiments before catching the train back to Liverpool!

New CoordinatorEnterprise

We are delighted to be working with Laura Grigsby from Elevate EBP as our new Enterprise Coordinator, who will work with us to ensure we continue to offer high quality and innovative careers provision.

Macy Brown, Elisha Harrison and Erin Thomas were successful in gaining a place on the Social Mobility Foundation’s Aspiring Professionals Programme and were awarded an all-expenses paid trip to York University for an exclusive Open Day in April. The group took a tour of the campus and the city, and were able to sit in on a Biology lecture to get a genuine taste of University life. They also attended a student finance talk which equipped them with top tips about choosing halls of residence and the best student bank accounts.

A small group of Year 10 students visited Liverpool John Moores in June to experience what it’s like to learn on a University campus, and to discover more about Higher Education and degree level study.

Edge UniversityHill

Year 12 students visited Edge Hill University in July, experience life on a university campus, learning more about writing a personal statement, and completing subject taster sessions, all in preparation for applying for University. Students attended a ‘student life’ seminar in a lecture theatre which they all thoroughly enjoyed. This was followed by a campus tour, which really impressed students, especially the cinema, sports facilities, swimming pool and on-site student union bar!!

Year 12 ExperienceWork

At the beginning of July, Year 12 embarked on a long awaited week of work experience in the local community. After a delay of two years caused by the pandemic, they were finally able to take up their placements under the guidance of the careers team and Mploy. This is such a valuable opportunity for them following their mid-course examinations and Futures Week as they begin to plan their future after Year 13.

Year 12 also found time to volunteer within the school community with 45 students volunteering to support staff and students at a variety of end of term events, including Sports Day and the Year 5 sports festival for primary school children.

Conference

Year 12 enjoyed a visit to the ACC in Liverpool for the UCAS Exhibition in June. Students participated in live application clinics, student talks, Q&As and received expert advice on choosing the right course.

The group had the opportunity to meet and talk to representatives from universities, colleges and providersapprenticeshipface-to-face.

FairCareers

We held our annual Future Choices careers fair in July for students in Years 7 - 10. Employers, apprenticeship providers, universities and further education providers were all represented with the aim of showing students the different careers routes available to them both post 16 and post-18. information, Careers Section of the school website www.weatherheadhigh.co.uk/enrichment/careers/.

CreativeEVENTS Showcase

As part of our Creative Showcase in July, GCSE Fine Art and Textiles work was displayed within the department as well as an exhibition of A Level Fine Art, Photography and Textiles in the foyer. Friends, family and staff came to browse the work and celebrate the success of students. It was great to be able to show off the work like this for the first time in a number of years! A showreel of film created by A Level Film Studies students was played on the big screen in the theatre and Year 5 pupils from Park Primary School were invited to view the film they had made in the after school club supported by our Media Demonstrators.

Full STEAM Ahead

At the end of June, Year 7 students took part in five plastic-themed lessons in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) themed event. The sessions focussed on the four Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Replace) and how we can use our plastic resources in more sustainable and responsible ways;

In English students wrote a persuasive letter on recycling plastics to their local MP.

Using student data from the Big Plastic Count students looked at their plastic footprint in Maths

In Science students learnt more about types of plastics, biodegradability and using resources responsibly. Students debated the question what have plastics ever done for us? and took a look at the positive impact of plastics on our way of life in Humanities

In DT/Art students enjoyed designing and creating art using crisp packets.

Year 7 ScienceMadDay

Students enjoyed a day off timetable to take part in a carousel of fun and informative activities and experiments for Year 7 Science Day!

CommonWeath Games

Students in Years 7-10 enjoyed a Commonwealth Games themed Sports Day in the last week of the Summer term. Form groups were allocated a Commonwealth country from the Bahamas, Cameroon, Cyprus, England, Ghana, Jamaica, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Over 600 students dressed in their country’s flag colours, competing or spectating in shot put, long jump, high jump, badminton, rounders, trampolining, rowing, netball and track events. Congratulations to Cameroon who took first place and a big thank you to all the competitors and to the staff volunteers for acting as umpires, referees and first aiders.

Students and staff were delighted to enjoy the return of school trips and visits including the Blue Planet, Chester Zoo, Esto Es Espana tapas restaurant in Liverpool, a performance of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Liverpool Empire, Chester Cathedral, field trips to Loggerheads and Formby for Year 12 Geography students and to the Liverpool Law Courts for Year 12 Psychology students.

Summer Term Clubs

Over 550 students regularly attended Extra-Curricular clubs across all year groups last term with some new clubs added to the already popular programme including Cadets, Photography and Sign Language. Students are encouraged to attend clubs regularly, complete and return their reward cards club with the chance to win a £10 High Street voucher.

Congratulations to the winners of the Spring term prize draw:

Year 7 - Molly Simm 7JMU and Emily Carty 7BH

Year 8 - Chloe Howlin, 8CHY and Nieve Hocking, 8CHY

Year 9 - Tilly Holmes, 9KDA and Faith Brooks, 9RO

Year 10 - Natasha House, 10EOK and Amy Humphries, 10EOK

Year 11 - well done to Liv Lynchy, 11API who attended 41 revision sessions and Becky Rigg who attended 39.

Well done to 11SS who collectively attended the most revision sessions last term (298 in total).

Congratulations to the winners of the Summer term prize draw:

Year 7 - Abigail Martin, 7TSW and Kiera Evans, 7REL

Year 8 - Lily Bell, 8CB and Nieve Hocking, 8CHY

Year 9 - Lily Foo, 9KDA and Luna Dos Santos, 9HWI

Year 10 - Angel Prus, 10AHO and Jess Thomas, 10RHN

Students in Year 7-11 will receive new reward cards for the Autumn term and are encouraged to attend clubs and complete their reward card and enter this term’s draw.

PlaygroundsActive

Our new Head of PE, Miss Wilding, re-launched the Active Playgrounds programme, which enables students to take part in free and fun lunchtime activities including skipping, swing ball, football and tennis to promote well-being, keep active and healthy.

Author Visit

Following the cancellation of a number of authors during Author Week in November, we were delighted to welcome thriller/horror writer, Cynthia Murphy, to school in June. Some lucky Year 7 and 8 classes who missed out in Author Week had dedicated English lessons with Cynthia and her books were available to buy and have signed at lunchtime.

Look out this term for new clubs and events organised by Miss H. Grainger, our LRC Manager who delights in sharing her name with a very popular Harry Potter character!

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award empowers young people, supporting them as they learn new skills, overcome obstacles, build confidence and resilience. There are four sections to complete at Bronze and Silver level and five at Gold involving helping the community/environment, becoming fitter, developing new skills, planning, training for and completing an expedition.

BronzeWell done to the twenty-five Bronze DofE students who completed their practice expedition in Llanbedr, North Wales covering 24 kilometers in two days. The group were lucky to have glorious weather and staff commented on the students’ resilience when the hills were tough, helping each other out and carrying each other’s backpacks when some were struggling. It should also be noted how lovely their manners were they are a real credit to themselves and the school. A huge thank you to those staff who were involved in the process! Miss Burke (Leader), Miss Faulkner (Manager), Mr Donaldson and Mr Squire (minibus), Mrs Rees, Mrs Kirby, Mr Hanson and Miss Holden.

Congratulations to our second Bronze cohort of twenty-three students who went to Llandegla in June to complete their practice expedition. With the bar being raised every time, this cohort showed real strength completing their course in good time with no moaning, supporting and helping each other at every step and were very appreciative to staff. We also had two Year 10 join the cohort to gain their Silver Award due to illness during their assessment weekend. Well done to Evelyn Rathbone and Holly Wylde for completing their Silver and for being so lovely and supportive with the Year 9s.

As always, it would not be possible without an amazing staff team comprising Miss Burke (Leader), Miss Faulkner (Manager), Miss Gibson (minibus), Miss Horton, Miss Parkins. A final thanks to Ms Williams who was in the area having completed an outdoor first aid course and supported the group on the Saturday so she could assess the Silver students.

SilverCongratulations to the 47 students who successfully completed their practice expedition over the May bank holiday weekend. The students were amazing, mature, battling some tough and relentless hills and covering approximately 30 kilometers over the three days! After returning at 4.30pm, there were some very tired faces on Tuesday morning! Thank you to Mrs Williams, our Silver Leader, for leading such a memorable and successful trip and to Miss Faulkner (Manager), Mr Donaldson (minibus), Mr Barr, Miss Parkins, Mrs Ellis and Mrs Kirby for giving up their weekend to support the students.

The group had been preparing for months studying first aid and emergency procedures, map and compass skills, camp craft, cookery, the countryside codes, communication and working as a team. The students walked in small groups of between 4 and 7, carrying their food supplies and camping equipment between them, battling the weather (and blisters) whilst navigating their way to each checkpoint on the route. The assessment expedition was completed in May in the Loggerheads area of North Wales. Thank you to Ms Williams (Silver Leader), with the support of Mr Stringer, Miss Burke, Mr Donaldson (minibus) and four Weatherhead alumni volunteers which is always great to see!

GoldMeanwhile, fourteen Year 12 students successfully completed their 80 kilometer practice expedition. The students were away for five days making their way across the Yorkshire Dales from Malham to Bolton Abbey accessing beautiful views, different terrains and multiple ascents.

Congratulations to the group who successfully completed their final assessment in Snowdonia National Park in July. Miss Faulkner commented, how proud staff were to see the students grow in confidence, challenging themselves outside their comfort zone, and the ability to work as a team to face the physical and mental challenges the expedition brought. The students all finished with smiles on their faces, albeit some blistered feet! A big thank you to Dr Temple who led the expedition and his team of volunteer staff.

Student Senior Leadership Team

Congratulations to our new SSLT who were elected in June after a rigorous application process and have already represented the school at Year 5 Open Evening and KS3 Awards Evening. The group enjoyed a morning of team building and bonding at Breakout in Liverpool and we wish them every success in their roles for the next academic year.

Head Girl Molly Nash

Deputy Head Girl

Neeva Corey

Deputy Head Girl Maisy Foulkes

Senior Assistant Head Girl Olivia Mullineux-Barr

Senior Assistant Head Girl Lia Smith

Senior Assistant Head Girl Katie Smith

Assistant Head Girl Molly Owen

Assistant Head Girl Katie Comber

Assistant Head Girl Chloe Callister-Edge

Assistant Head Boy Mahin Ali

Head Sports Captain

Anya McCready

Deputy Sports Captain Megan Byrne

STEM Ambassador

Performing Arts Ambassador

Elisha Harrison

Alyssa Sands

Art Ambassador Liv McGuinness

A Success!Thundering

Congratulations to Jena Williams in Year 13 who was nominated for ‘Volunteer of the Year ’and attended the North West Thunder One Netball Awards. Despite not winning, Jena was delighted to meet former England netball international and head coach, Tracey Neville MBE. As Deputy Sports Captain, Jena achieved her Level 1 coaching certificate, competed, umpired and coached her netball team and continued to help out in the PE department after her A Level exams.

Easter CompetitionBonnet

To celebrate all things Easter, Year 13 students came together to create an interesting array of Easter Bonnets to represent their form. The tutor period consisted of a fantastic runway where contestants were able to strut their stuff while showing off their creations. It was a close one but a huge well done to 13JK for winning the overall competition!

So Long, Farewell, Auf Goodbye….Wiedersehen,

It was finally time to say goodbye to our Year 13 students, as one chapter ends and another begins. Students were joined by Chair of Governors, and staff for the Year 13 Leavers’ assembly in June. Together, students and staff reflected on their experiences and memories through a video montage of their lives at Weatherhead. Our incredibly talented Music and Dance students performed for the last time and even took a couple of selfies in front of the balloon arch!

In June, Sixth Formers were finally able to see the return of the long-awaited prom. With panoramic views over the Mersey and prime location on Liverpool’s waterfront, The Venue in the Royal Liver Building offered an impressive setting for our leavers. Students were dressed to the nines as they enjoyed taking photos in front of the pink and white flower wall, eating their way through the three course buffet and, of course, dancing the night away.

Artist of the Month

In the Spring theme of their choosing.

KS3 winner Amber Carr, Year 9

KS3 runners-up Niamh Parry, Year 8 and Ella Squires, Year 8

KS4 winner Grace Douglass, Year 10

KS5 winner Louisa Finn, Year 13

KS5 runner-up Erin Thomas, Year 12

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KS5

A Roaring Success

Gifted and Talented Art and Design students from Years 7, 8 and 9 joined forces to work on an exciting group project. They looked at the work of artist Josh Gluckstein who produces large scale animal heads out of recycled materials. Students worked together to produce their own recycled lion head using only newspaper, tape and cardboard. It now sits in pride of place watching over the art department! An amazing and creative effort from all involved.

KS3 Runner-up: Ella Squires, Year 8

KS3 Runner-up: Niamh Parry, Year 8

KS5 Runner-up: Erin Thomas, Year 12

Historians of the Month

Well done to all of our students who were nominated last term for Historian of the Month: Millie O’Reilly, Abi Spamer, Emily Baron, Lucy Bunting, Ruby Sharpe, Ella-May Pearson, Bethany Webb-Dann and Molly Simm, Jena Williams, Izzy Byrne, Tayla Baker-Caine, Elisha Siddorn, Isla McDonald, Lucy Green and Georgia Perry. Staff nominate students for their hard work and dedication to classwork and homework tasks, recognising budding historians!

PSYCHOLOGYHISTORY

Creative Challenge

As part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Miss Bartle launched a Creative Challenge with Years 7 and 8. Entries included Jubilee cakes, presentations, handmade rosettes and highly decorated crowns fit for the Queen herself. Miss Bartle was blown away by the outstanding entries and was delighted to meet with the students who took part to award them with a personalised Jubilee pencil and certificates!

Congratulations to Leyla Bailey, Molly Simm and Amy Hayden for coming joint 1st, Poppy Pitts for coming 2nd place and 3rd place was awarded to Emily Hughes. Well done to Daisy Drew, Jade Hale, Emily Hughes and Mila Humphreys who also took part. The winners were also nominated for World Class Student of the Month.

The Psychology department welcomed trainee Educational Psychologist, Matthew Fletcher, into school to speak to students in Year 11, Year 12 and 13 about career pathways. Over 35 students attended the lunchtime session and were able to hear about Matthew’s career journey, a typical day in his role and how Psychology applies to the workplace. Students enjoyed listening to Matthew’s story and it was a positive experience to be able to have visitors back in school to inspire the students!

In April, Dr Ralph Pawling, a Psychology lecturer from Liverpool John Moores University visited school to speak to students about his role as a Psychology lecturer and what to expect when studying Psychology at University. Students were really engaged in hearing about a typical week at University studying Psychology and the career opportunities that a Psychology degree can offer.

PERFORMING ARTS

Summer Sizzler

Year 11 musicians, Freya Beresford in Year 11 wrote, recorded and released a fantastic song last year called ‘Out On The River’ which she submitted to BBC Introducing (BBC Radio’s platform supporting unsigned and under-the-radar music talent.) Freya was selected to be featured on the BBC Music Introducing in Merseyside radio show. This is a fantastic achievement for Freya and she was delighted to be recognised, her track was also used in the last version of WeatherheadTV

Over 100 performancesparticipatedstudentsintwoofsong and dance with the return of the Summer Sizzler showcase after two years. Weatherhead Performing Arts students were joined by pupils from Egremont, Greenleas, Park and Somerville primary schools who had worked with Wirral Youth Theatre to create some impressive dance pieces. Tying in with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee students performed an array of dances and songs, with a rousing finale of Somebody to Love by Queen performed by Chamber Choir.

In the Summer term, students embraced the new sporting season of rounders, tennis, athletics and cricket taking place in PE lessons. Whilst our Summer sports were under way, we were still part of the Wirral Schools’ Cup thanks to Miss O’Looney for continuing to train the team which resulted in our Under 12 squad reaching the final! We congratulate our new Sports Captain, Anya McCready and Deputy Sports Captain, Megan Byrne who have already helped out with assemblies this week alongside our new Head of PE, Miss Wilding to launch Sports Day and Active Playgrounds

ATHLETICS

Our Year 7 and 8 athletes had a great season, competing in several events at the Oval in Bebington including a KS3 event and the Track and Field Athletics Cup. Some of the students had never seen a professional Athletics track before let alone competed on one. The students did a great job with Neina Haadi demonstrating her 100m sprint, Kira Brady tackling the high jump, Jess Mooney embracing the long jump and some new faces Kealeigh Bowden and Niamh Connor making up the relay team to name a few. Well done to all our athletes on a great season particularly Neina Haadi for achieving 2nd place in the 100m sprint and Bella Boyle for coming 2nd in the 200m sprint.

CROSS COUNTRY

Many of our best athletes are also experienced cross country runners and competed in a large event in Wavertree. The students thoroughly enjoyed the course and Jess Mooney once again came first for Weatherhead, Neina Haadi and Bella Boyle beat their position from last time.

Deputy Sports Captain, Megan

Head Sports Captain, Anya

U12

The newly formed Under 12 squad had a great first season beating South Wirral 3-0, Woodchurch 3-1 and Wirral Grammar 6-4 to reach the Final of the Wirral Schools Cup at Prenton Park in June. Further details of the final can be found in the success section.

Top goal scorers:

Emma Brennan - 1 Rosheen Farrell - 2

Ava Keegan - 5 Rose Tavakoli - 2 Sophie Wiggins - 2

YearFOOTBALL7&8

The Year 7 and 8 footballers took on West Kirby at the end of the Spring term and played amazingly well in the late March heat. Our Year 7 squad won 6-1 whilst the Year 8s lost 4-1.

U13

Beat Wirral Grammar 3-2 in the Wirral Schools’ Cup - goal scorers Rosheen Farrel (2) and Liv Parry (1).

U15

Well done to the U15 football team who had a friendly against Upton. They all played outstandingly with some fantastic football and thank you to the staff who came out to support. We had brilliant goals from Eliza Gaynor and Izzy Johnson, a great assist from Izzy Prescott but unfortunately they lost overall 4-2.

U12 players Players Players

U15 Players

ROWING

Weatherhead rowers continued their training in the build up to their Summer Regatta in July.

We were delighted to launch the new Weatherhead Rowing scheme for our Year 7 students going into Year 8 for next year and this time recruiting two crews of ten!

ROUNDERS

The Year 7 and 8 Rounders team enjoyed competing against other schools in a tournament at Wirral Grammar. This was their first proper tournament and we witnessed some amazing batting by Hollie Chapman, excellent bowling by Amelia Noel and Chelsea Edwards-Sutton, amazing back-stop duties from Kisha Hwande and accuracy on a base from Amber Staples to name a few.

The Year 9 and 10 Rounders players took part in a round robin tournament at Wirral Grammar. The team played very well together with some exceptional fielders on the team including Emily Wright, Freya Murphy and Zoe Price.

RUNNING

Miss Faulkner’s Friday Running Club finished at the end of the Spring term with a consistent average of 13 students a week across Years 7 - 9 who embraced the athletics season with gusto.

TENNIS

In May, we held our annual Road to Wimbledon competition. Well done to everyone who took part and congratulations to the winner Belle Boyle and runner-up Ruby Maines.

GYMNASTICS

In June Miss Winter accompanied our gymnasts to their final competition of the year. The competition was for novice gymnasts in Year 7 and 8 competing against schools from across the country in a paired routine, group routine and vault. Well done to Faith Barker, Lucy Freemantle, Cassie Traynor and Freya Walker. Whilst they did not place, they performed amazingly well and enjoyed their experience.

SCIENCE

The Year 8 CREST Club won a Bronze CREST award for investigating different materials and if fingerprints would print onto materials. The students attended the club weekly last term under the guidance of Miss Robinson and all worked well and will be awarded with a certificate for their

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Nine keen Year 9 students worked throughout the year taking part in the Unilever Bright Future Inspire Project and were delighted to present their final products to a judging panel made up of industry professionals. Team Crystal Clear designed a solid dishwashing powder as an alternative to washing up liquid which included a live demonstration of how effective their product was cleaning crockery. The judges were thoroughly impressed and they were awarded the Communication Award for their presentation and creative product design. Team CoCo presented their all-in-one soap in a sponge product, including a video of the product in action.

They were praised by the judges for their consideration into the consumer experience and marketing their product, and were awarded the Innovation Award. All participants will receive a CREST Bronze Award and their projects were entered into the All About STEM Competition. Well done to Team CoCo: Rose Dooley, Luna Dos Santos, Emily Ewing, Alisha Farrell and Clara Hills and Team Crystal Clean: Daisy Finnigan, Chloe Hammond, Maddie Hudson and Kiera Wiggins.

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Student Report “As Science Ambassadors, we have put together activities for students to do in class, including guided reading comprehensions. We have found articles online and put them on a template with questions that each Science Ambassador has thought of themselves. As well as this, we have created a Science poster to welcome students into the Science department. We are looking forward to creating more engaging activities for students to use in the future”.

Two teams of Year 12 students also took part in the programme to design and prepare a product to a strict Unilever brief. The students used digital resources from Unilever, and their creativity to design their own product from concept to manufacture, looking at marketing, brand, consumer focus and packaging. Both entries were amazing and both were entered into the All About STEM Competition. Congratulations to Team Lovly who were awarded first place for their ingenious water free, cleaning dry-shampoo, which caters to all hair types while only using natural ingredients. It’s easy to use grip bottle and attachments accommodate those with little mobility and help them with independence. Team Flourish were awarded third place, with their all-inclusive hair shampoo suitable for all hair types with three main products for curly, wavy and straight hair. The packaging is designed with inclusivity in mind - suction cups hold the bottle to the shower for ease of use.

The students were awarded certificates and Unilever goody bags for all team members as as winners of the competition, Team Lovly will be visiting Unilever in September to spend time with the experts and develop their ideas further. Unilever have also offered a bespoke career skills and industry session for a group of students this term.

We were delighted that we were able to enter a total five teams and their designs into the competition. In addition to the Year 9 and 12 entries, Year 8 students submitted their Terrion design - making small terrariums out of waste containers like Pringle cans so everyone can grow plants, even without a garden and HexBags - creating bags from old footballs stitched together in hexagons.

SchoolCHARITY Council

The School Council held a lunchtime fundraiser in aid of the Red Cross Crisis Appeal supporting the people of the Ukraine and raised £237 with a raffle, Guess the Name of the Teddy (won by Lily Richards (9CK), Guess the Teacher Baby Photo (won by Charlotte Harwood, 10EOK and Guess the Number of Sweets in the Jar competitions. Well done to the students involved who worked extremely hard in organising and supporting the fair and were an absolute credit to the school and themselves.

Year 10 students who are enrolled on the Prince’s Trust programme with Miss McCoy, sent out an SOS to staff and collected items for the people of Ukraine. Unfortunately due to the high volume of items being donated we were unable to find a location that would accept the items so the students made a decision to take them to a homeless shelter in Birkenhead. The cohort had a very successful trip to the shelter, staff were extremely grateful and were delighted to show the students around whilst explaining the daily routine in the shelter. On behalf of the students, Miss McCoy thanked staff who brought items of clothing, toiletries and baby items that we were able to donate.

Red Nose Day

Sixth Form students and staff dressed up in red to celebrate and raise awareness for Red Nose Day Throughout the day, students were able to donate by buying cakes, taking part in Bonkers Bingo, as well as buying raffle tickets in a bid to win prizes that were all things red and raised an outstanding £298.47

PRIMARY LIAISON

Year 5 Spectacular Science

In April, 32 Year 5 pupils from local primary schools joined us for our Art of Science event. Students took part in a series of activities led by our outstanding Science teachers. Activities included exploring chemical reactions, investigating electricity and circuits in Physics, and dissecting organs in Biology. The students were incredibly engaged and hardworking, and many of the teachers commented on their brilliant knowledge of the subject

Year 5 Leadership Fun Day

Over 150 pupils from Egremont, New Brighton and Park primary schools took part in an afternoon of fun multi-sport activities on the school’s new astro-turf. Miss Chard, supported by Sixth Form students, coordinated a carousel of fun activities including stuck in the mud, an obstacle course, sack races, parachute and bean bags games, skipping and football skills.

Year 5 Harry Potter Literacy Event

45 Year 5 pupils from Egremont Primary School visited Weatherhead in July to enjoy an afternoon of literacy activities. The pupils enjoyed listening to excerpts of Harry Potter read by LRC Manager, Miss H Grainger, created a paper dragon decorated with clever descriptive words and a Hedwig inspired face cloth owl.

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At the end of May, a group of talented Year 5 artists from our feeder primary schools joined artist Caroline Gregson for a day of willow sculpting. Students worked together to sculpt the challenging material into a life-sized stag, as well as smaller animals. The Year 5 pupils were supported by a number of Weatherhead Art students who made sure the day ran smoothly. A huge thank you and well done to Grace Barry, Lydia Crawshaw, Olivia McGuinness, Emma Parson and Holly Wright.

Summer School

160 prospective Year 7 students enjoyed a two day Summer School in August to prepare them for the start of senior school.

The students enjoyed a full timetable of activities including Literacy, Maths, an inflatable obstacle course, the tyre challenge, the pipeline challenge, Harry Potter activities, origami, football and basketball, team building and making mini rockets and creating rainbows in Science!

The Summer School aims to encourage new friendships, allow students to familiarise themselves with the school, meet staff, increase confidence and reduce anxiety.

Spanish Outreach with New Brighton Primary

Staff from the MFL department visited New Brighton Primary School every week in the Summer term to facilitate beginner’s Spanish with their Year 5 pupils who thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The project culminated in the pupils visiting Weatherhead for their last session and they enjoyed freshly prepared churros as a treat!

Dates for Your Diary

Thursday 20th October School closes

Friday 21st October INSET Day

Monday 24th - Friday 28th October Half term

Tuesday 20th December School closes

Wednesday 21st December - Tuesday 3rd January Christmas holidays

Wednesday 4th January School opens

Monday 20th - Friday 24th February Half term

Monday 27th February School opens

Friday 31st March School closes

Monday 3rd April - Friday 14th April Spring break

Friday 7th April Good Friday

Monday 10th April Easter Monday

Monday 17th April School opens

Monday 1st May May bank holiday

Friday 26th May School closes