Women Role Models? Surely Not…
In 2015, women supposedly have the same rights as men. So why was Dr Louise Selby refused access to a female gym locker room just because her card said Dr? The gym in question says “she will have to drop her title to get access to our changing rooms.” This was...
The Solar Eclipse Explained!
Tomorrow in the UK there will be a partial solar eclipse in the morning at around 8;30 am and we will be in normal brightness by around 11;30.Here is Megan and George reporting on the story....
1000 Mile Walk with the Wounded
Today we have been researching Prince Harry’s charity, Walking With The Wounded, and their latest endeavor; to walk 1000 miles across Britain. We interviewed teachers from all over The Willink school to get their views on the event, the charity and the impact it has on the lives of...
Should Sixteen-Year-Olds have the vote?
By Millie and Kyle In 1946 Britain made a great change to its laws of voting by reducing it to age 18 or over. There were many debates as to whether this was the sensible choice. However nowadays, 18-year-olds have been getting involved...
How to use PhotoShop – Tutorials produced by Y10 Creative iMedia students
After finishing their Digital Graphics coursework unit, Year 10 Creative iMedia students have had a chance to reflect on the skills they’ve learnt and create a series of short how-to videos designed to teach next year’s students some of the key skills in PhotoShop. Here’s a selection of their work:...
Coding Club Update
Hey guys, Just updating you on the coding club at Monday lunch in B1. We are 5 meetings into the project of building a webpage. It is going very well and everyone is enjoying it. Next Monday, why don’t you come along. Will...
Five great Speed Typing Tests
On Friday Mrs Lawrence’s year 7 tutor group 7N had a speed typing game and there were joint winners. I went on to websites and tested wich websites were the best. I gave the websites a rating out of 5. Some websites were a success some less so. The table below...
Y9 Football – Great run for Willink in JMA 5-a-side tournament
JMA 5-a-side tournament 2015 It was the day of the tournament and the boys were really up for it. It was sort of a pre-season warm up to get the boys in blue ready for the season ahead. We arrived at JMA with...
BBC News School Report – March 19th 2015
We’re excited to be taking part in the BBC’s School Report this year. BBC News School Report gives students the chance to make their own reports for a real audience. A group of Year 9 Students from The Willink will be making the news for real on 19 March...
Coding club!!!!!
As you may know, we have started running a coding club every Monday lunchtime in B1. So far it’s been a great success. Here are some of the pictures of the meeting. Come along next Monday and learn how to code! George, Y9 ...