<![CDATA[Westcliff High School for Boys News Feed - News]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk%2Fkey%2Dinformation%2Fnews Juniper Education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 4.5 (junipereducation.org) Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:32:09 GMT Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:32:09 GMT <![CDATA[ The Westcliff Diary - Issue 105 – SUMMER 2026 ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/the-westcliff-diary-issue-105-summer-2026 A copy of our Summer edition of The Westcliff Diary, can be accessed using the link below. This latest edition provides details of our exciting programme of events, activities and arrangements for this term.

Click here to view a copy of the Summer 2026 edition of The Westcliff Diary

We would like to thank the many staff and pupils who have contributed towards this latest edition of The Westcliff Diary, and to all those who work so hard to ensure we continue to enjoy a rich and varied programme of activities.

]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:32:09 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/the-westcliff-diary-issue-105-summer-2026 <![CDATA[ Lower Sixth Students Represent School at In2MedSchool Hackathon, King’s College London ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-students-represent-school-at-in2medschool-hackathon-kings-college-london Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:17:08 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-students-represent-school-at-in2medschool-hackathon-kings-college-london <![CDATA[ Congratulations to Charlie (Year 7) and to Sai (Year 9) for their placements in the City Day Secondary Schools Portrait Competition ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/congratulations-to-charlie-year-7-and-to-sai-year-9-for-their-placements-in-the-city-day-secondary-schools-portrait-competition Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:14:14 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/congratulations-to-charlie-year-7-and-to-sai-year-9-for-their-placements-in-the-city-day-secondary-schools-portrait-competition <![CDATA[ WHSB enjoyed success in the British Biology Olympiad ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-enjoyed-success-in-the-british-biology-olympiad Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:39:22 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-enjoyed-success-in-the-british-biology-olympiad <![CDATA[ WHSB'S First XI football team take their place in the Essex County Schools & Colleges U19 Division 2 League Cup Final ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsbs-first-xi-football-team-take-their-place-in-the-essex-county-schools-and-colleges-u19-division-2-league-cup-final Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:15:03 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsbs-first-xi-football-team-take-their-place-in-the-essex-county-schools-and-colleges-u19-division-2-league-cup-final <![CDATA[ WHSB Celebrate World Book Day 2026 ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-celebrate-world-book-day-2026 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:20:28 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-celebrate-world-book-day-2026 <![CDATA[ WHSB host vibrant Apprenticeship Fair for National Apprenticeship Week 2026 ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-host-vibrant-apprenticeship-fair-for-national-apprenticeship-week-2026 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:11:49 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-host-vibrant-apprenticeship-fair-for-national-apprenticeship-week-2026 <![CDATA[ Day 3 of the WHSB ski trip ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/day-3-of-the-whsb-ski-trip Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:29:28 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/day-3-of-the-whsb-ski-trip <![CDATA[ Pupils enjoy their first few days on the ski slopes in Italy ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/pupils-enjoy-their-first-few-days-on-the-ski-slopes-in-italy Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:57:19 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/pupils-enjoy-their-first-few-days-on-the-ski-slopes-in-italy <![CDATA[ Year 10 Basketball Team win the Southend Borough U15 Final ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/year-10-basketball-team-win-the-southend-borough-u15-final Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:33:54 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/year-10-basketball-team-win-the-southend-borough-u15-final <![CDATA[ Congratulations to the 2025 Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition Gold Medallists ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/congratulations-to-the-2025-queens-commonwealth-essay-competition-gold-medallists Mon, 9 Feb 2026 12:50:49 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/congratulations-to-the-2025-queens-commonwealth-essay-competition-gold-medallists <![CDATA[ Lower Sixth Chemistry students take part in the University of East Anglia's (UEA) Chemistry Programme ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-chemistry-students-take-part-in-the-university-of-east-anglias-uea-chemistry-programme Mon, 2 Feb 2026 07:41:53 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-chemistry-students-take-part-in-the-university-of-east-anglias-uea-chemistry-programme <![CDATA[ Spring Chamber Recital ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/spring-chamber-recital Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:32:21 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/spring-chamber-recital <![CDATA[ Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/holocaust-memorial-day-2026 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:30:06 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/holocaust-memorial-day-2026 <![CDATA[ Sixth Form students volunteered for the Advanced Level of the United Kingdom Linguistics Olympiad (UKLO) ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/sixth-form-students-volunteered-for-the-advanced-level-of-the-united-kingdom-linguistics-olympiad-uklo Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:27:38 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/sixth-form-students-volunteered-for-the-advanced-level-of-the-united-kingdom-linguistics-olympiad-uklo <![CDATA[ Lower Sixth Biology students visit to the Science Live! ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-biology-students-visit-to-the-science-live Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:12:09 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-biology-students-visit-to-the-science-live <![CDATA[ Final of the Giles Wilson Mooting Competition ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/final-of-the-giles-wilson-mooting-competition Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:44:22 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/final-of-the-giles-wilson-mooting-competition <![CDATA[ Congratulations to Donall (Year 11) who won first prize at the international piano competition ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/congratulations-to-donall-year-11-who-won-first-prize-at-the-international-piano-competition Fri, 9 Jan 2026 09:33:05 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/congratulations-to-donall-year-11-who-won-first-prize-at-the-international-piano-competition <![CDATA[ WHSB Annual Geology Conference ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-annual-geology-conference Tue, 6 Jan 2026 13:09:42 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-annual-geology-conference <![CDATA[ Welcoming pupils back, Happy New Year for 2026 ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/welcoming-pupils-back-happy-new-year-for-2026 Mon, 5 Jan 2026 13:17:48 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/welcoming-pupils-back-happy-new-year-for-2026 <![CDATA[ The Westcliff Diary - Issue 104 – SPRING 2026 ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/the-westcliff-diary-issue-104-spring-2026 Mon, 5 Jan 2026 13:13:40 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/the-westcliff-diary-issue-104-spring-2026 <![CDATA[ Happy Christmas holiday break and a peaceful New Year ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/happy-christmas-holiday-break-and-a-peaceful-new-year Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:16:33 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/happy-christmas-holiday-break-and-a-peaceful-new-year <![CDATA[ Mathematics Department attain exceptional achievements across a number of national competitions run by the UK Maths Trust (UKMT) ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/mathematics-department-attain-exceptional-achievements-across-a-number-of-national-competitions-run-by-the-uk-maths-trust-ukmt Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:40:15 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/mathematics-department-attain-exceptional-achievements-across-a-number-of-national-competitions-run-by-the-uk-maths-trust-ukmt <![CDATA[ James (Year 9) wins six gold medals at the Southend Music Festival ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/james-year-9-wins-six-gold-medals-at-the-southend-music-festival Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:51:43 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/james-year-9-wins-six-gold-medals-at-the-southend-music-festival <![CDATA[ Upper Sixth from WHSB attended the School's annual WHSB Legal London Day ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/upper-sixth-from-whsb-attended-the-schools-annual-whsb-legal-london-day Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:29:41 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/upper-sixth-from-whsb-attended-the-schools-annual-whsb-legal-london-day <![CDATA[ Beginning of the festive season for our School Community ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/beginning-of-the-festive-season-for-our-school-community Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:25:30 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/beginning-of-the-festive-season-for-our-school-community <![CDATA[ Noah Murphy-Brown (Lower Sixth) is the new Southend Youth Mayor ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/noah-murphy-brown-lower-sixth-is-the-new-southend-youth-mayor Mon, 8 Dec 2025 11:44:34 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/noah-murphy-brown-lower-sixth-is-the-new-southend-youth-mayor <![CDATA[ Upper Sixth students secure their place in the final of the Giles Wilson Moot this December ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/upper-sixth-students-secure-their-place-in-the-final-of-the-giles-wilson-moot-this-december Mon, 1 Dec 2025 09:50:56 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/upper-sixth-students-secure-their-place-in-the-final-of-the-giles-wilson-moot-this-december <![CDATA[ Staff and Sixth Form students team up to raise awareness and funds for Movember ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/staff-and-sixth-form-students-team-up-to-raise-awareness-and-funds-for-movember Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:30:34 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/staff-and-sixth-form-students-team-up-to-raise-awareness-and-funds-for-movember <![CDATA[ WHSB Annual Macmillan Coffee Morning ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-annual-macmillan-coffee-morning Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:11:31 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-annual-macmillan-coffee-morning <![CDATA[ Autumn Term Chamber Recital ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/autumn-term-chamber-recital Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:26:24 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/autumn-term-chamber-recital <![CDATA[ Annual Service of Remembrance for the whole School ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/annual-service-of-remembrance-for-the-whole-school Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:26:54 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/annual-service-of-remembrance-for-the-whole-school <![CDATA[ WHSB CCF Cadets participated in the City’s Remembrance Parade and Service at Southend’s Cenotaph ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-ccf-cadets-participated-in-the-citys-remembrance-parade-and-service-at-southends-cenotaph Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:44:05 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-ccf-cadets-participated-in-the-citys-remembrance-parade-and-service-at-southends-cenotaph <![CDATA[ Upper Sixth Physics students on an unforgettable trip to Geneva ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/upper-sixth-physics-students-on-an-unforgettable-trip-to-geneva Fri, 7 Nov 2025 08:02:40 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/upper-sixth-physics-students-on-an-unforgettable-trip-to-geneva <![CDATA[ Royal Navy Cadets selected to be official wreath bearers at London’s Trafalgar Day ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/royal-navy-cadets-selected-to-be-official-wreath-bearers-at-londons-trafalgar-day Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:48:41 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/royal-navy-cadets-selected-to-be-official-wreath-bearers-at-londons-trafalgar-day <![CDATA[ WHSB Royal Navy Section represents CCFs nationwide at the Trafalgar Parade ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-royal-navy-section-represents-ccfs-nationwide-at-trafalgar-parade Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:47:21 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsb-royal-navy-section-represents-ccfs-nationwide-at-trafalgar-parade <![CDATA[ Year 9 pupils attended an online activity hosted by GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/year-9-pupils-attended-an-online-activity-hosted-by-gchq-government-communications-headquarters Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:13:55 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/year-9-pupils-attended-an-online-activity-hosted-by-gchq-government-communications-headquarters <![CDATA[ CCF RN Grange Waters Visit 2025 ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/ccf-rn-grange-waters-visit-2025 Thu, 9 Oct 2025 07:40:36 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/ccf-rn-grange-waters-visit-2025 <![CDATA[ Year 9 Duxford Enrichment Day visit ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/year-9-duxford-enrichment-day-visit Fri, 3 Oct 2025 11:18:23 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/year-9-duxford-enrichment-day-visit <![CDATA[ Year 8 treated to another exciting bespoke Science Day ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/year-8-treated-to-another-exciting-bespoke-science-day Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:50:15 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/year-8-treated-to-another-exciting-bespoke-science-day <![CDATA[ First off-timetable Enrichment Day of the new academic year ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/first-off-timetable-enrichment-day-of-the-new-academic-year Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:51:19 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/first-off-timetable-enrichment-day-of-the-new-academic-year <![CDATA[ Lower Sixth Geology students visited Folkestone on the Kent coast ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-geology-students-visited-folkestone-on-the-kent-coast Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:48:27 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-geology-students-visited-folkestone-on-the-kent-coast <![CDATA[ Drama and LAMDA at Westcliff High School for Boys ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/drama-and-lamda-at-westcliff-high-school-for-boys Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:46:43 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/drama-and-lamda-at-westcliff-high-school-for-boys <![CDATA[ WHSB's most successful year to date at the Warhammer National Schools Tournaments ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsbs-most-successful-year-to-date-at-the-warhammer-national-schools-tournaments Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:37:00 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/whsbs-most-successful-year-to-date-at-the-warhammer-national-schools-tournaments <![CDATA[ Headmaster's Award 2025 recipients ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/headmasters-award-2025-recipients Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:51:37 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/headmasters-award-2025-recipients <![CDATA[ The Westcliff Diary - Issue 103 – Autumn 2025​​​​​​​ ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/the-westcliff-diary-issue-103-autumn-2025 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:49:51 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/the-westcliff-diary-issue-103-autumn-2025 <![CDATA[ Lower Sixth students studying A Level Biology visited one of the UK's largest tissue banks, 'The London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank' ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-students-studying-a-level-biology-visited-one-of-the-uks-largest-tissue-banks-the-london-neurodegenerative-diseases-brain-bank Tue, 9 Sep 2025 12:23:14 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/lower-sixth-students-studying-a-level-biology-visited-one-of-the-uks-largest-tissue-banks-the-london-neurodegenerative-diseases-brain-bank <![CDATA[ Welcoming the New Year 7 Intake ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/welcoming-the-new-year-7-intake Wed, 3 Sep 2025 07:30:59 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/welcoming-the-new-year-7-intake <![CDATA[ Welcoming all our pupils back to School tomorrow, Tuesday 2 September 2025 ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/welcoming-all-our-pupils-back-to-school-tomorrow-tuesday-2-september-2025 Wed, 3 Sep 2025 07:28:16 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/welcoming-all-our-pupils-back-to-school-tomorrow-tuesday-2-september-2025 <![CDATA[ GCSE Results Day 2025 ]]> https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/gcse-results-day-2025 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:09:06 GMT https://www.whsb.co.uk/key-information/news/gcse-results-day-2025