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The Westcliff Diary - Issue 102 - Summer 2025
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22/04/25Welcome back pupils -Wednesday 23 April 2025
We are looking forward to welcoming our pupils back to School tomorrow, Wednesday 23 April 2025. We hope all pupils and their families had an enjoyable and restful Easter holiday break, and give you all our best wishes for the Summer Term ahead.Read Full Story
03/04/25Year 10 Geology students from WHSB travelled to the Jurassic Coast in Dorset
In March, as part of their GCSE course, twenty-three Year 10 Geology students from WHSB travelled to the Jurassic Coast in Dorset for a week-long field trip, visiting famous locations such as Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, and Kimmeridge Bay. With its stunning scenery, breathtaking views, and iconic...Read Full Story
31/03/25WHSB's CCF Royal Navy Cadets visited Kelvedon Hatch
WHSB's CCF Royal Navy Cadets visited Kelvedon Hatch this term to take part in the Nuclear High Ropes Outdoor Activity Centre’s climbing and zip wire activities, and to visit a secret nuclear bunker! Cadets climbed and adventured their way through Essex's biggest high ropes course with...Read Full Story
27/03/25Maths feast on Pi Day for WHSB Students
Pi Day is the annual celebration of the mathematical constant π, approximately equal to 3.14159 (the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter). First celebrated in the United States, it is observed on 14 March, with 3, 1, and 4 being the first three significant figures of Pi. Pi D...Read Full Story
21/03/25East of England Regional Round of the Cambridge Schools’ Debating Competition
On Saturday 8 March WHSB took part in the east of England Regional Round of the Cambridge Schools’ Debating Competition, hosted by the Cambridge Union Society. This prestigious international competition, one of the world's largest schools' debating competitions, is organised annually b...Read Full Story.jpg)
19/03/25King’s Coronation Medal awarded to CCF Staff
Staff Volunteers in Westcliff High School for Boys' Combined Cadet Force (CCF) have been awarded the prestigious King’s Coronation Medal, in recognition of their longstanding commitment to the CCF and their respective services. The King's Coronation Medal is the first medal issued duri...Read Full Story
17/03/25WHSB Drama presents THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III
Wednesday 19 - Friday 21 March 2025, 7.30pm How mad is the King and how sane his courtiers? Join us for a wonderful production of this frenzied comedy! Tickets available via TicketSource, or by using the QR Code provided. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whsb?sd=1 The novelist J G Ballard sug...Read Full Story
13/03/25National Careers Week (NCW) at WHSB
During National Careers Week (NCW) this month pupils have been enjoying a range of planned events throughout the School, including classroom-based learning activities and interactive presentations to engage students and provide valuable industry sector information. Teaching included exploring spe...Read Full Story
10/03/25WHSB Careers - An evening in journalism, marketing and teaching (Wednesday 12 March)
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06/03/25"Have your say" Modern Foreign Languages competition success for WHSB
On Tuesday 4 March, twenty-four keen linguists from WHSB, across Years 7, 8, 9 and 10, took part in the preliminary round of the Association for Language Learning’s "Have Your Say" Competition, which took place at Westcliff High School for Girls. Pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 learn a...Read Full Story
05/03/2561 Gold Certificates for Intermediate Mathematical Challenge WHSB pupils
The Intermediate Mathematical Challenge this year was taken by 197 WHSB pupils from across Years 9, 10 and 11. This is a challenging paper designed to test pupils’ problem-solving skills beyond the curriculum. Gold Certificates represent the top 1/6 of pupils who take part and we are deligh...Read Full Story