WLD Update Sunday 13th January 2019
It has been a good, if busy, start to the term... The attitude of Year 8 and 9 to their examinations has been outstanding, particularly as they were straight after the Christmas break - we now wait and see what their results look like! Year 11 have had their...
WLD Update Sunday 6th January 2019
Happy New Year! I hope that you, your family, and those that you care for have had a good Christmas. I wish you every success and happiness in the New Year. Thank you for all that you do, alongside ourselves, to help to develop our young people into mature,...
WLD Update Sunday 16th December 2018
Christmas! I love this time of year... The Community Christmas Party is one of the highlights of the year at WLD and, once again, it was a lovely event. Many thanks to the organisers, performers, presenters and helpers who made the day so...
WLD Update Sunday 9th December 2018
Enrichment Day 2 Despite the weather, Enrichment Day 2 was very successful, if very tiring! Some of the pictures are on the website
WLD Update Sunday 2nd December 2018
Year 11 Mock examinations These start tomorrow (Monday 3rd December). The purpose of mock examinations is to enable students to tackle recent past papers under conditions close to those of the real exams. It is very important for parents and carers,...
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WLD Update Sunday 25th November 2018
Uganda Charity Projects - Project25Zero and Chilli Children We had the pleasure and privilege of listening to Ian Richardson speak to our Year 7 about his involvement in two charity projects (Project25Zero and Chilli Children) in Uganda and how we can get...
WLD Update Sunday 18th November 2018
Staff changes It has been wonderful to see the interest in the Deputy Headteacher post that has arisen due to the retirement of Mrs Laverty at the end of the year. She will be much missed, but a lot of people want to replace her! I have shown nearly 30...
WLD Update Sunday 11th November 2018
Walton-le-Dale remembers... As the whole country (and the wider world) stops to remember those who have died in war, it is appropriate and moving that the main reception area of school has been taken over by a cascade of hand-made poppies. Thank you to all those who...
WLD Update Sunday 4th November 2018
Support for each other One of the main reasons why I choose to work at Walton-le-Dale is the support that students and staff show for each other. I see it in countless ways each day, sometimes in the tragedies such as the ways in which everyone supported the...
WLD Update Friday 26th October 2018
Enrichment Day We finished the last half-term on a "high", with a wonderful first Enrichment Day of the year. The centrepiece was the very large Careers Fair, which every student accessed, and many thanks to all the colleges and employers who...
WLD Update Sunday 14th October 2018
Memorial for Tim Hindle During Enrichment Day on Friday a number of students will be planting a tree and a lot of bulbs in our garden at the front of school in memory of Tim. A suitable plaque will be designed and laid in the New Year. A mural...
Year 7 Reports to parents & carers
It has been great to see so many parents and carers of Year 7 students today at our settling-in evening. This is an event to discuss how our new Year 7 have settled into life at Walton-le-Dale. A couple of things have come up this evening which I thought would be worth...
