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...
WLD Update Sunday 7th October 2018
Sometimes these updates will cover just one topic - and this is the case today. We are making some changes to the way in which we report to parents and carers on your son or daughter's progress in school. Firstly some...
WLD Update Sunday 30th September
The death of Tim Hindle has been affecting us this week, as you would expect. His memorial service on Saturday was well attended by staff and students and we raised a lot of money in his memory at the Macmillan Coffee morning on Friday - it was busy as...
WLD Update Sunday 23rd September
In any community or family there are times to be happy, times to celebrate, times to be sad and times to grieve. This week the school has been shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Tim Hindle (Year 9 in Red section) from a brain tumour. Our thoughts...
WLD Update Sunday 16th September
It is Open Evening tomorrow (Monday).... Students will leave school at 12.20pm. Many thanks to students who coming back in the evening to help - it is our showcase event of the year. That being said, I know that I will be showing many parents and carers...
