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  • 10/12/25

    Beginning of the festive season for our School Community

    Now a well-established tradition each year at WHSB, the presentation of the glorious Norwegian Fir Christmas tree by the Old Westcliffian Association marks the beginning of the festive season for our School Community. On Friday 5 December, we welcomed Mr Terry Birdseye, OWA President, back to the Sc...
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  • 05/12/25

    Noah Murphy-Brown (Lower Sixth) is the new Southend Youth Mayor

    We were delighted to hear that Noah Murphy-Brown (Lower Sixth) is the new Southend Youth Mayor, and he will hold this important role until September 2026. Noah explains, “In order to join Youth Council, you must be referred by someone who is part of it already, or the person who runs it. To ru...
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  • 30/11/25

    Upper Sixth students secure their place in the final of the Giles Wilson Moot this December

    Congratulations to Upper Sixth students Tessa and Daniel who have secured their place in the final of the Giles Wilson Moot this December. Local law firm Giles Wilson seeks to encourage and nurture legal potential in the region from a young age and their Moot Competition, structured as a series o...
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  • 26/11/25

    Staff and Sixth Form students team up to raise awareness and funds for Movember

    Every year at WHSB, Staff and Sixth Form students team up to raise awareness of and funds for Movember. Movember raises money for men's health, specifically focussing on mental health and suicide prevention, prostrate cancer and testicular cancer. Money raised supports research, health projects...
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  • 19/11/25

    WHSB Annual Macmillan Coffee Morning

    Well done to all our Sixth Form students and staff who came together to host our annual Macmillan Coffee Morning this term. Keen bakers brought in their homemade creations, while others contributed shop-bought treats, all of which were enjoyed during a Friday breaktime in support of this importan...
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  • 18/11/25

    Autumn Term Chamber Recital

    Our Autumn Term Chamber Recital showcased some of the School’s most talented musicians and included a range different styles, such as Rock, Pop, Classical, Musical Theatre, and Film Scores. Congratulations to those singers and instrumentalists, including our Music Scholars, who gave outstan...
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  • 14/11/25

    Annual Service of Remembrance for the whole School

    Our annual Service of Remembrance for the whole School was held on Tuesday 11 November, supported by cadets in our CCF Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force Sections. This is an important occasion in the School’s calendar, during which the pupils, staff and parents gather in the School Hall to...
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  • 11/11/25

    WHSB CCF Cadets participated in the City’s Remembrance Parade and Service at Southend’s Cenotaph

    On Sunday 9 November cadets from our CCF Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force Sections participated in the City’s Remembrance Parade and Service at Southend’s Cenotaph. More than 100 cadets from WHSB’s CCF joined others marching in the parade in memory of those who gave their live...
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  • 30/10/25

    Upper Sixth Physics students on an unforgettable trip to Geneva

    During the half-term break, Mr Dalby and Miss Jackson led ten Upper Sixth Physics students on an unforgettable trip to Geneva. The group explored the Musée d’Histoire des Sciences, climbed the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, toured the United Nations and the Red Cross Museum, and enj...
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  • 19/10/25

    Royal Navy Cadets selected to be official wreath bearers at London’s Trafalgar Day

    We are delighted that three of our Royal Navy Cadets have been selected to be official wreath bearers during London’s Trafalgar Day celebrations today. During the parade, Oliver, Thomas and Vincent will carry the CCF, Army Cadet Force and Volunteer Cadet Corps wreaths on behalf of all cadet fo...
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  • 17/10/25

    WHSB Royal Navy Section represents CCFs nationwide at the Trafalgar Parade

    Our CCF Royal Navy Section has, once again, been selected to represent the Royal Navy as cadets in the Trafalgar Day Parade in London this weekend. They have been training for this prestigious event with support from the Royal Navy and will be parading in special, formal uniforms. This is a great ho...
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  • 09/10/25

    Year 9 pupils attended an online activity hosted by GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters).

    A group of our Year 9 pupils have attended an online activity hosted by GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). This interactive session covered how GCHQ functions and how they supply intelligence analysis to organisations such as the National Crime Agency. GCHQ relies on language speciali...
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