Looking into the Future

Thinking About our Future

Careers Day

Our students were provided with a superb opportunity to explore a range of further education establishments, possible training routes and careers at our extensive Careers Fair on Wednesday.

The students spent time during their tutorial sessions preparing, so that they were able to make the most of the opportunity, including having lessons on how to ask effective questions. 

The exhibitors were incredibly impressed with our students:

'It was an absolute pleasure to be involved and your polite students are a real credit to you!'

'The provision of tea, biscuits and lunch was amazing, as was the trip to the planetarium!'

'Ambassadors were fab; they looked after us very well and the planetarium talk was ace!

Thank you for a great day!'

'Students were polite and asked some excellent questions; they showed a real interest in our world!'

'Very well organised, polite students who asked relevant questions and engaged well in conversations!'

'All students were very polite - a great school!'

'Perfect from start to finish! Students were so polite!! They even challenged us on why we chose our career.'

'The students were lovely, very charming.'

"The quality of the questioning from year 9,  was of a better standard than some of the 2nd year students' I met, at a recent university visit!"

Representing Winston

Year 7 Football Team

SJB	Away	League	W	4-0
BDB	Home	League	W	6-0
Royal Russell	Away	CCR1	W	2-1
Cumnor House	Home	National R2	W	3-0
Woking High	Away	League	L	1-4
Salesians	Home	League	W	5-0
Tanbridge School	Away	National R3	W*	3-3

*AET – won 4-3 pens

Band Showcase

The Band Showcase took place on Tuesday 12th November 2019, giving students the opportunity to perform in self selecting groups.  It made for a very enjoyable 45 minutes of music.  Some of the students were demonstrating their skills on several instruments, having decided to learn how to play a second or even a third one!

Rugby Fever

Our school was kindly invited to the 'Celebration of Rugby' Festival at Staines RFC last week. This event was organised by Harlequins RFC's Foundation team who work to inspire, educate and equip young people through the power of sport, and also to drive positive change following the success of the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

They had 400+ in attendance from across the London boroughs, both girls and boys from U10s through to U15s. The day was jam-packed with games where core values of teamwork, respect and resilience were tightly embedded.

I was very proud to take 3 very strong teams to participate in this tournament, along with one of our Y11 Sports Captains, Evie, who was identified by Harlequins RFC for her umpiring and leadership skills and was selected to be one of their Young Referees across several matches throughout the festival.

Out of an accumulative total of 20 matches played by our U13 girls, U15 girls and U15 boys, we only conceded 3 games. Sheer grit and team determination led the way for their success. We even caught the eye of the 3 International Fijian rugby stars who had just returned from the World Cup and were keen to see our homegrown talent on display. From impressive leadership from Bo, to the skills of 'The Windmill' Ella, to the morale and analytical motivation from Will, I was not the only one who was extremely proud of each student and how they conducted themselves - The Harlequins RFC squad tweeted the following from their social media account after the tournament - "Your pupils were a credit to each other, their parents and The Winston Churchill School. Some fantastic 'Beat the Game' ideas on show too" #PROUD!

Watch this space for more rugby triumphs from WCSC......

Mrs S Walton

Director of Sport at Winston

www.wcsc.org.uk

Tel: 01483 485279

Sports Awards

Sports Awards Evening

Before half term we were very lucky to have another Team GB Olympic & World Championship medalist come to Winston to help deliver our annual Sports Awards Evening. This year it was the 800m and 4x400m relay runner, Marilyn Okoro.

The evening celebrated a fantastic year of sporting contribution and achievements from our dedicated students. The award categories included Coach’s Player and Most Dedicated at both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 across each sporting discipline. Winston dancers and musicians were on hand to demonstrate their talents during the ceremony too and we also welcomed some familiar faces from last year’s leavers who were able to join us. It was a great evening to reflect on a busy year. The year included so many opportunities for student growth, pushing boundaries, commitment and engagement to sport, which in turn fuelled a positive learning environment where all students of all abilities have been able to flourish in the department.

Marilyn helped to present the awards to the winners before delivering an inspirational message to close the night. She was able to share her own personal story of how she grew up determined to succeed as an athlete despite the lack of ambition within her neighbourhood in London. Students, staff and parents came away from her speech feeling inspired and ready to implement Marilyn’s motto of “dream big and never give up”.

We look forward to celebrating the effort and achievements of our students again in 2020.