Our School

Working on Glass

We have installed new glass walls in room 28 to replace white boards and pin boards.  The coloured glass brightens up the room, provide an excellent surface to work collaboratively and are now being used in a number of ways.

Winston at Harlequins

'The Winston Churchill School were extremely lucky to have been invited to participate in the Rugby Festival hosted by Harlequins Rugby Club, at their home ground 'The Stoop', last week. With thanks to Premiership Rugby this festival was hosted by a number of players from Harlequins Ladies (including Leah Lyons, Jade Konkel & Becky Rowe) and their Elite Academy Squad (including Hugh Tizard, Jack Mush, George Hammond & Luke James).

This festival focussed on introducing girls to the sport, so we took 31 female students who were coached by these professionals. They took part in several drills with the emphasis on 'fun' and managed to put their learnt skills into action by playing a mini tournament at the end of the day. The students had an amazing time and demonstrated excellent manners in representing the school. Here are just a few photographs illustrating this:

As a school we hold a girls rugby extra-curricular club on Wednesdays so please come along and give it a go! Harlequins are also hosting a 2 day camp on 25th & 26th October with Harlequins & England player Rachael Burford. Please go to www.rugbycamps.co.uk/harlequins for more information and bookings.

Art Attack: The Heart

On Tuesday 25th September, a class of GCSE PE students where split into two teams and asked to put their creative flair and prior learning to the test. Using socks, cones, spare kit, benches and whatever other bits and bobs I could find the students had to create a fully labelled diagram demonstrating the journey of blood around the body. Both teams showed superb ingenuity and collaboration during the task and everyone contributed in some way to the completion of their own 'big art'. On Tuesday 25th September, a class of GCSE PE students where split into two teams and asked to put their creative flair and prior learning to the test. Using socks, cones, spare kit, benches and whatever other bits and bobs I could find the students had to create a fully labelled diagram demonstrating the journey of blood around the body. Both teams showed superb ingenuity and collaboration during the task and everyone contributed in some way to the completion of their own 'big art'.

Progress Leaders at Work in Discovery Space

Leaders at Winston meet regularly to share ideas and to drive forward teaching and learning across the school.  They now have the opportunity to use Discovery Space, as a light, bright working environment.

Lessons at Winston

Lessons at Winston

I was able to visits some lessons this morning to see our students enjoying their learning.  Students were enjoying the new challenges and found themselves working together,developing new skills.

Science on Thursday Morning

 Studying cell structure.

 Year 7 studying distillation 

Year 8 studying exothermic and endothermic reactions.

Maths on a Thursday Morning!

 Students using our new glass walls.

 Year 9 Grammar solving equations.

Developing Street Food

Winston Water

Protecting Our World One Bottle at a Time!

Our students asked us to consider improving the fresh water supply at Winston and so Mr Phillips, our Business Manager, set to work researching the options. In April I delivered an assembly that demonstrated just how many plastic bottles of water were being used in school every week.  The point was made and over the summer break the first water dispensers were installed.  They have been a great success and two more will follow, one in the English Block and one at the entrance to RE.

                                Banned water bottles                             Acceptable water bottles                                                    

Each dispenser has a counter so that the students can see the number of plastic bottles being saved by refilling their drinking bottle.  Catering Academy will gradually try to reduce other drinks bottles, as manufacturers develop the way they package their product.

Thank you to everyone involved with the project; the total number of refills so far this term is in excess of 6000, that is 6000 less bottles damaging our environment.

Developing Facilities

Students have a lovely new area at the back of our new library.  The tiered seating is covered with Astroturf to ensure that it is comfortable and dry!!

Our Library

Students are enjoying all aspects of our new facility and I want them to take every opportunity to use this great new space.
The library is open from 8.00am until 5.00pm every day except for Friday when it closes at 3.00pm.  Please encourage your children to make use of this time.

Open Evening

Welcome to Year 6 Students and Parents

On Thursday 20th September Year 6 students and their parents, were welcomed by our students and then had the opportunity to tour the school, having listened to a presentation in the hall.

As Headteacher, I was able to set the scene, explain our ethos and direction of travel and address the question...

'Why Choose Winston?'

Our unique offer includes:

Outstanding Music Provision            We are extending our Music provision           Eighteen different extra-curricular groups           A music graduate offering tutoring            Forty students taking GCSE music           New facilities being developed           A bespoke recording studio           A radio station where our students are presenters            Specific Music places and teaching groups

A Planetarium            The study of astronomy            An immersive experience for all subjects including History, Science, English and Geography            Operated by some of our students.            Community facility for our primary partners            Lecture space and computers for flexible learning

Innovative Learning Experience            Learning Competencies            Aspire Stream            Enigma Stream            Grammar Stream            Harkness Maths

A Sports Specialism            Developing team work            Communication skills            Student Leadership Opportunities            Competitiveness           Community opportunities

Winston is a state comprehensive, with a strong vision for the future and the strength of leadership and capacity to achieve our goals.

Students from across every Year Group volunteered to come in and show parents and their sons and daughters around their school.  I was very impressed to see so many Year 7 students taking the opportunity to share their experiences after having only been at Winston for three weeks.  Parents shared some very pleasing feedback with us and were very impressed.

 Languages

 Tour Guides waiting for our guests!

RE Department

 Food Technology

 Textiles

 Beauty Therapy

Please come and join us on a working day and see our students and staff enjoying their lessons.
Book a tour via our school website.

Your New Library

Latest Progress Photographs

On my visit to the library on Monday 14th May I was impressed with the rapid progress now being made.  The library furniture has been delivered and will be built and installed this week. School Council Members will be visiting the new library next week!

 The reception desk.

 Ground floor; the library space.

 Benching for computers on the first floor.

 Inside the planetarium; the work so far!

Circular Lighting, representing the circular dome of the planetarium.

First Floor: lecture/exhibition space with electric blinds on the windows.

BBC School Report

Winston's BBC School Report

http://www.wcscheadsblog.co.uk/bbcschoolreport

Winston students turned into reporters to take part in BBC School Report.  They planned their approach and identified key areas of interest and then set about researching and organising interviews. The areas covered were wide ranging and students clearly felt passionate about their investigations. Click on the link to see the amazing work completed by our students.

The Winston PE Reporters were delighted to welcome Amy Allcock back to Winston.  Amy is a highly successful British athlete who attended The Winston Churchill School.  You can see the report on our BBC School Report website.  Thank you to Amy for taking the time to come into school it was appreciated.

Polly, from Year 8, did a fantastic job in representing the school on BBC Surrey radio’s ‘Drive at Five’ show at around 5.50pm yesterday. She spoke very eloquently about her experiences of School Report and the relevance of Latin in today’s world!