Only 5 days to go until our Phoenix Festival! This will be a Non -Uniform day, (clothes that are appropriate for a school setting). Students are being asked to make a voluntary contribution of £1 towards the cost of the Festival. Please make your donation via ParentPay.

The Friends of Willingdon have arranged for an Ice Cream van on site after school tomorrow, available for our students to buy items, as they leave the school site. If your child wishes to buy an ice cream/lolly they can bring in cash, or there will be a card facility available.

Last week, Year 9 students had the opportunity to hear from John Young, former BBC news reporter and presenter, during an engaging and insightful assembly on “How to Become Totally Employable.” He delivered key messages about how young people can prepare themselves for the future

Year 10 students made a strong impression during yesterday’s mock interviews, earning some excellent feedback from participating employers. Well done Year 10!!

Well done to Chloe who raced her Nissan Micra at Smallfield Raceway and won her race at the weekend!

Don't forget to buy your raffle tickets for the Friends of Willingdon fantastic summer raffle. Ticket sales close at 9.25pm tomorrow and drawn at 9.30pm online. go.eventgroovefundraising.com/willingdoncomm…...

Students had an engaging time accelerating into the world of Formula 1 and STEM at the Williams F1 Experience in Oxford yesterday. Gearing up for day 2 at Oxford University…

Rossi, Nate and Eddie created these fantastic cakes as entries for the Spirited Arts competition. The theme was ‘All God’s Creatures’ and it shows the ocean polluted by cola bottle litter, with human jelly babies on the top, causing the harm. Well done!

Year 8 working towards their final outcomes for the ‘Animals We Love’ unit of work.

Our 2025 Challenge will be finishing this Friday so all monies need to be paid by lunchtime Friday 18th July to be entered into the prize draw which will take place on Monday 21st July.

Activities are in full swing at Bushy Wood this morning. A beautiful day for some adventures!

Beautiful day on the River Cuckmere, team building and kayaking.

Beautiful day on the River Cuckmere, team building and kayaking.

A HUGE congratulations to Year 8 student, Sonney-rey Crisp, who competed in the English Schools Championships for shot-putt earlier this month. Sonny rose to the challenge and threw a personal best of 14.35m taking 4th place and placing him eight overall at U15 level. Well done!

Activities Day A wonderfully creative Art day on Monday. A great effort from all!

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