Willows English

Great Expectations! Willows High School

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

We were so impressed by the confidence, passion, and determination shown by all the @willowshigh girls during our Empowering Women workshops.
Watch the reel to see some highlights from the day and hear more about their experience. 🎥💬
@GuidingCymru @debate_mate #EmpoweringWomen

[Jack Smith @MrJackLiamSmith]

Another Thursday morning, another packed out library @willowshigh full of our Y10s supporting our Y9s with their reading. Great to see 📚 📚

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

Our Year 8 and 9 Accelerate Groups had a great time cheering on their peers @principalitysta 🙌🎉 hopefully we will see them take to the stage next year 🤩⭐️@willowshigh @PrincipalityBS @CdfCommitment @WHS_MissReed @WillowsWo9 @MrJackLiamSmith

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

@willowshigh We are here! Can’t wait for a day of debating @principalitysta 🙌🎉@debate_mate @CdfCommitment @PrincipalityBS

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

📚🌍 World Book Day at @willowshigh ! Students celebrated with quizzes, book recommendations and a love of reading! @WorldBookDayUK @Literacy_Trust @alexbellos @KenzieBenali
Well done to everyone who took part and helped make the day so enjoyable! 📖✨
#WorldBookDay#LoveReading

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

A fantastic day at the UDL🤩💬. Every team won at least one of their debates, and it’s great to see our Debate Club grow from 2 pupils to over 30. Well done all! 👏 so nice for @MissCharles2013 to come see how fabulous they are! @debate_mate @CdfCommitment @willowshigh

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

Wins of the Week 🏆📚💌
From Year 9s winning a debate round, to peer-to-peer reading success with Year 8, to a Year 10 gratitude card that truly made my day, proud moments all around! 🙌 Great week @willowshigh

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

So proud of our Year 10 girls, successful in today’s debate competition, amazing behaviour, and true role models. Female empowerment in action 💬💪 #Proud @willowshigh @Girlguiding @debate_mate @CdfCommitment @cardiffuni

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

Loved watching these incredible young women shine on stage yesterday! So proud of how they supported one another and used their voices with such confidence! 🙌🤩💁‍♀️Thank you
@debate_mate @Girlguiding @CdfCommitment @willowshigh

[Jack Smith @MrJackLiamSmith]

Another morning of ‘Peer to Peer’ reading @willowshigh Our fantastic Y10 WB pupils volunteering to support our Y8s with their literacy. #TheWillowWay @jessnelms13

[Jack Smith @MrJackLiamSmith]

Our ‘Peer to Peer’ reading programme kicked off this morning @willowshigh This involves Y10 Welsh Bac pupils completing their volunteering hours, supporting our lovely Y8s to drive up their reading ages and develop a love for literacy! #TheWillowsWay @jessnelms13

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

@debate_mate is back @willowshigh! What a great start to the Debate season! So many new faces and great energy today. It’s going to be an amazing year of discussions, ideas, and teamwork! 💭🙌 #DebateClub #JoinTheConversation

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

An unforgettable day for @willowshigh at County Hall in Cardiff! 🏛️ Students met Cabinet Members, and @LordMayorCDF and took part in a lively debate. So much learned, so much fun! 👏 #StudentVoice #Cardiff #WillowsHigh @NetworkSeren @cardiffcouncil @Merryse235 @DeAthCardiff

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

We’ve had a great day at the @debate_mate finals! Very proud of @willowshigh today! 🙌🙌🙌@CdfCommitment

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

@willowshigh ready for Debate Round 1 here at @10XBanking “This house would make it illegal not to vote” @debate_mate @CdfCommitment

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

London here we come 🙌 our @willowshigh novice team are very excited to attend the @debate_mate finals @10XBanking! @CdfCommitment @PrincipalityBS #debatediaries

[Jack Smith @MrJackLiamSmith]

Last ‘Peer to Peer’ reading session of the year this morning. Huge thanks to @jessnelms13 for helping to make such a success of this. Our Y8s will be tested next week, let’s see how much progress they’ve made 🤞🤞 📚 📕 @willowshigh

[Miss Nelms @jessnelms13]

Amazing news for our pupils @willowshigh! Huge thank you to @DeloitteUK @Deloitte @debate_mate @CdfCommitment 🙌🤩 the pupils have really enjoyed being part of the Accelerate Programme this year!

[Jack Smith @MrJackLiamSmith]

Received a lovely email this morning from @debate_mate informing us that our brilliant ‘Accelerate’ group in Y8 @willowshigh came in the top 3 schools!! Aaand we will receive 8 new laptops as a result. Fabulous news! @jessnelms13

[Jack Smith @MrJackLiamSmith]

‘Peer to Peer’ reading again yesterday @willowshigh Our Y10 WB pupils are really starting to build their confidence in leading these reading sessions. Win win all round! 📕 📖 @jessnelms13