Residential Trips to Ufton Court 29 to 31 July – Years 3 & 4 31 July to 2 August – Year 5 5 to 7 August – Year 6 transition trip These are all managed by a WEC/Aspire2 Project Worker. Transport is funded by the University, additional staffing from WEC schools funded through parental contributions and Aspire2. Ufton offer accommodation, […]
Visit to The Houses of Parliament – July 2019
Report from a Reading Girl’s School Teacher: “This week a group of students, mainly school council representatives, joined schools from the Whitley area on a visit to the Houses of Parliament. They arrived early so there was time to walk through the park next to Parliament to admire the views of the Palace of Westminster and the Thames. The visit […]
Aspire2 Annual Poetry Competition
On Friday 12th July, Aspire2 and WEC ran their annual Poetry Competition. This is the fourth year the event has taken place, and every time it gets bigger! The event was hosted by the University in the prestigious Henley Business School. The competition is in two parts, submission of poems that the children have written themselves and a performance competition. […]
Whitley Excellence Cluster [WEC] 2019 Olympics
144 children attended from primary schools across Whitley and took part in the Whitley Excellence Cluster Olympics. One of the organising teachers reported “The event was brilliant. Thanks to the funding from Aspire 2, we were able to hire out the Palmer Park. The children were able to run on a real athletics track and do a standing long jump […]