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It's Day 2 for our Year 12 A Level Geography students in Swanage! They have been mastering fieldwork techniques and studying coastal stacks and arches.

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Today in STEM Club, students were shown a simple way to write 'invisible' messages on a sheet of paper! Using simple kitchen ingredients like baking soda, they learned the science behind creating and revealing secret messages.

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Just a reminder that KWAF will be holding a second-hand uniform sale this Saturday at KWS, starting at 11am. There will also be additional sale taking place on 4th July.

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A reminder that our Year 10 parents/carers evening is taking place on Thursday 4th June. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Please note that the planned sale on Saturday 6th June has now been cancelled. The next sale will be on Saturday 4th July at 11 am.

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Miss Mountford has been nominated for the “Association Success Story Award” for the English Schools’ Football Association. You can vote for her to win by clicking here - https://t.co/AUoOwOUklM

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A reward trip to the Natural History Museum for our hard-working academics! Students took part in an interactive ‘Fixing our Broken Planet’ workshop and explored the amazing exhibits. Well done to everyone for all your hard work this year!

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Our latest Artist of the Month is Kaylee F, for her amazing sketches using fineliner. Great work, Kaylee!

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Well done to our Under 15 girls’ team who now progress into the quarter finals of the District Cup after a fantastic victory over Sandringham!

Batter of the match: Joanna R.
Bowler of the match: Jess K.

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This week we celebrate five more Academics; well done to Finley C for PE, Lukas D for Science and Jarnell A, Vishnu N and Jonathan B for Maths. Brilliant work displayed all round to gain this fantastic achievement.

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A massive thank you to Jo Williams from Coachpath for speaking to our Year 7 students!
The session focused on essential soft skills and how to apply them in the world of work, helping students build habits today for their future careers.

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This week in STEM Club we went hands-on with food science by extracting real gluten from flour. We washed away the starch from a simple dough ball until we were left with pure, stretchy gluten, which is the incredible protein that acts like glue and gives bread its structure!

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A reminder that the Library is available on Saturday mornings from 9am-12pm for students in Years 11-13 to study. It's great to see so many students taking advantage of this space each week!

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KWS is proud to support Walk to School Week (18 to 22 May) 2026!

We encourage all pupils to choose active travel whether walking, cycling, or scooting. Let’s work together to reduce congestion, enjoy some fresh air, and make our roads safer for the community.

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Emails have now been sent out with details of how to complete the survey.

The voice of our Parents and Carers alongside that of our students and staff is a vital ingredient in our continued growth. The deadline is approaching (May 25th).

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Congratulations to Becky D, who was awarded the Bill Hewetson Memorial Prize and the Rotary Young Citizens’ Award 2026 at the prestigious Rotary Club annual awards ceremony earlier this week.

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Shape the future of Harpenden’s young people by joining KW as a Trustee on our award winning Board. Apply your strategic skills to help our thriving school grow, and make a local impact in just 5–10 hours a month.
Email [email protected] to learn more.

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Congratulations to the 10 students who recently earned Academics badges
Spanish: Amy G, Adriana P, Lukas D
Maths: Lukas D, James E, Leo J
English: Jake K, Ayesha T, Vishnu N, Fares T
Performing Arts: Cassia C (our first!)
Science: Fares T
Well done Fares T for earning 3 badges!

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Huge well done to Darci M who became the u18 200m champion at the Herts County Championships. Fantastic effort.

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Just a reminder that KWAF will be holding a second-hand uniform sale this Saturday at KWS, starting at 11am. There will also be additional sales taking place in June and July.