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  • 18/03/20

    CORONAVIRUS Update - 22nd March 2020

    22nd March 7pm A new letter for parents and carers is now available in the letters to parent/carers section. Please read this carefully and follow instructions contained in the letter. This also includes information on how Year 11 and 13 will be assessed, Free School Meal Provision and Sixth F...
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  • 07/02/20

    YR7-9 Homework Club

    Here at Wexham we run Homework Club for our year 7 to 9 students in the fully equipped Orchard Library with staff available to support the students, this runs from 3.15pm until 4.00pm every Wednesday and Thursday and all students from these year groups are welcome to attend...
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  • 07/02/20

    YR7 Rugby Coaching

    During the week of 3rd February our year 7 students were given the opportunity to take part in a rugby taster session. This session was led by a coach from the Slough Rugby Club. This proved to be a very  valuable addition to their normal timetabled PE curriculum and with nearly 150 studen...
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  • 06/02/20

    YR9 Slough Aspires Careers Event

    On Wednesday 5th February our Year 9 students attended the Slough Aspires Careers The event is organised to encourage students to think about future career pathways and discuss career opportunities by having the chance to meet and engage with potential employers, training and education providers and...
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  • 06/02/20

    YR8 Sportshall Athletics Competition

    On Monday 27th January a team of Year 8 students competed at the annual Slough Schools Sportshall Athletics competition, hosted at Langley Grammar School. Although we did not finish at the top, the students had a positive afternoon and it was a good competitive experience for them.
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  • 06/02/20

    Inter-Form Dodgeball Competitions

    This week we delivered inter-form dodgeball competitions for students in year groups 7, 8 and 9. who had significantly improved their attendance, these events were very successful and the students had a great time participating.  The winners were:          Year 7...
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  • 06/02/20

    Active in Mind Mentor Training

    On Monday 27th January former GB track athlete Lesley Owusu visited the school, she spent the morning training five of our Year 12 students to be mentors for a Youth Sport Trust programme called 'Active in Mind'. Our five mentors will work with a nurture group of Year 7 and Year 8 child...
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  • 18/12/19

    Cookery Competition 2019

    On Monday 9th December, a group of our students took part in the Wexham School Cookery Competition, they chose their menus, prepped the ingredients and prepared their dishes finishing this with setting the table and presentation of the dishes ready for the Judges. There was a variety of menus and it...
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  • 06/12/19

    Computing Club

    During their last Computing Club, the student were busy working on programming stars using the repeat statement, this is for their Christmas Project with Mrs Karalkar. The students really enjoyed being part of this and are looking forward to be back in Computing Club next week.
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  • 06/12/19

    YR 7 5-A-Side Football Tournament

    On Tuesday 3rd December a team of our Year 7 boys competed in the annual Slough Schools Year 7 5-a-side Football Tournament hosted at Slough Power League. This is always a popular event with 12 teams participating. Our boys performed extremely well, finishing second in their group of six, they then...
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  • 06/12/19

    Inter-Form Basketball

    During the week of Monday 2nd December, we delivered the Year 7 and 8 inter-from basketball competition, this competition took place after school in the Sports Hall.  The students who participated had a great time and enjoyed some fun, competitive basketball. 
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  • 29/11/19

    Christmas Foodbank 2019

     It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities”. Well done to our Year 8 Student Voice team and everybody who donated food as part of our Annual Christmas Foodbank Collection @TrussellTrust @Sloughfoodbank
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  • 29/11/19

    YR8 Vist to Hampton Court Palace

    On Wednesday 16th October 2019 the  History department took a group of Year 8 students on an educational and cultural visit to Hampton Court Palace. The purpose of the trip was to increase the student's understanding of the history around the Tudors and Stuarts, which they are studying this...
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  • 29/11/19

    Telefonica O2-Dragons Den Activity

    On Wednesday 27th November 29019 a group of student visited  Telefonica O2, to participate in the O2-Dragons Den Activity.  On the day, the students worked in small teams supported by O2 volunteers. In their teams they were brainstorming ideas related to given scenarios based on use of...
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  • 28/11/19

    Year 9 & 10 Army Team Building Day

    On Wednesday 27th November 2019, a group of our Year 9 &10 girls took part in an Army team Building Day at Wexham. The main focus of this day was to encourage the girls to move out of their comfort zones whilst working together in completing various challenges whilst focusing on teamwork and res...
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  • 27/11/19

    YR10 Young Ambassadors

    On Friday 22nd November 2019, three of our Year 10 students were invited along to attend a full day of leadership training that was being hosted by the Slough School Sport Network at Westgate School. With diverse guest speakers and workshops this annual event is always a great experience for yo...
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  • 08/11/19

    Rememberance Assemblies 2019

    Over the course of this week, the Student Council has been delivering Remembrance Assemblies. Thes have been very thought provoking, giving an insight whilst being informative. Alongside the awareness assemblies they have also  been raising money for the Royal British legion by selling poppies...
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  • 17/10/19

    @WEXHAM AWARDS 2019

    On Thursday 10th October we were proud to present the @Wexham Awards 2019. This evening is about being able to enjoy the achievements made by so many of our students along with their families.  During the evening there were a variety of awards presented, and entertainment provided by two stu...
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  • 10/10/19

    YR 7-8 Indoor Athletics

    Our Year 7 and 8 students have had the opportunity to experience indoor athletics as part of the curriculum this half term. They have really enjoyed participating in this and hopefully some of the students involved will represent us at the competition next month.
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  • 06/10/19

    Year 7 Football Team

    We had an amazing turnout for our Year 7 football trials early in September. The Year 7 football team are off to a cracking start with a 6-3 win over Khalsa and a 6-2 win over Herschel. Good luck for the rest of the season, 12 goals in two games so far!
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  • 06/10/19

    Creative Arts Showcase

    In July our Creative Arts showcase saw performances in Dance, Drama and Music all in one evening. There was also an Art gallery of our students work on display as well. Watched by many parents, staff and students alike it was really a superb event on an extremely hot summer’s day!
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  • 06/10/19

    Year 10 in Dorset and at the Olympic Park

    Year 10 Geographers visited Durdle Door in Dorset and London’s Olympic Park in order to carry out important fieldwork techniques for the GCSE examinations.
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  • 06/10/19

    Year 9 Devon Residential

    Year 9 in the Summer Term spent a week in Devon learning a full range of creative, artistic and sporting skills.
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  • 06/10/19

    GCSE PE Rowing

    During the Summer Term students studying GCSE PE were able to take part in a Rowing Programme courtesy of Eton Dorney’s outreach programme. They were able to benefit from the use of the fitness suite and learnt to row single sculls and together as part of a quad scull.  
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