Bristol University awarded Simon Pugh-Jones MBE, with an honorary Doctor of Science degree. Mr Pugh-Jones teacher of Science at Writhlington and Mendip Studio School and founder of the Writhlington School...
Month: March 2019
Careers Week sees West of England Mayor and Deputy Mayor visit career-defining schools
The West of England Mayor and Deputy Mayor recently visited local schools to support young people’s career opportunities, as part of National Careers Week. Deputy Mayor, Cllr Tim Warren joined...
Netball – Sixth Form Crowned B&NES Champions
Our Sixth Form netball team took part in the B&NES tournament at Norton Hill. They played a total of six games against Hayesfield, Norton Hill, St Greg’s and Chew Valley,...
Sixth Form Showcase
A night of live music, performed by students from Writhlington and Mendip Sixth Form. Tickets are available for our Sixth Form Showcase from jessica.sexton@writhlington.org.uk
The Prince’s Trust with Hauser & Wirth
As part of the Prince’s Trust Achieve programme, our Year 10 students took part in creative workshops at the Hauser and Wirth Gallery in Somerset. This internationally renowned gallery and...
Science in Action
Harvey has been working closely with The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew as part of his Level 3 Applied Science studies at Mendip Studio School. He has been trained in...
Orchids and Big Cats – Life After Sixth Form
Heather was an active member of The Orchid Project and she has recently started her 3rd year at Chester University studying Conservation Biology. Building on her active participation in science...
Conservation in Action
The Orchid Project is pleased to announce that its partner school in Rwanda has received funding from The World Orchid Conference Trust for conservation work on the rare Central African...
Boys-U15A Football vs Beechen Cliff (1-0 win)
Year 10 continued their great start to the BANES football league with a 1-0 win against Beechen Cliff. Ben R floated a ball over the top of the defender enabling...
Orchid Project at Orchid Society’s Annual Show in Cheltenham
Our students spent a wonderful day at the Cheltenham Orchid show on Saturday where they talked to orchid growers and explained about the work they carry out with the school...