Y8/9 Belgium Trip
On 27th March, 36 of Wickersley’s Y8 and Y9 students travelled to the battlefields of Belgium and France to visit the site of the First World War. The group stayed in Ypres, and visited a number of British and German war cemeteries and memorials for those missing, including the largest British and Commonwealth War Cemetery […]
Y13 Drama Performance Exams
Recently, the Year 13 A Level Drama and Theatre students presented their Component 2 scripted exams to the visiting examiner. The group presented key extracts from ‘The Thrill of Love’ by Amanda Whittington and ‘Out in the Open’ by Jonathan Harvey. The students also performed their self-directed duologues to the examiner, comprising extracts from ‘Yerma’, […]
Netball Success
On Saturday 22nd March, Wickersley hosted the Rotherham Netball Finals Day. We had 5 teams qualify for the day from Year 7-11. Impressively, all 5 year groups won their semi-finals quite comfortably, and succeeded to the final. The Y7’s faced Wath, and whilst it was a very close game going end to end for the […]
Y11 GCSE Drama Trip
Y11 GCSE Drama students recently enjoyed a theatre trip to the Sheffield Crucible. The students saw a stylish but faithful version of Tennessee Williams’ classic, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. The students will go on to analyse the performance and technical elements in the play for their final written exam. Great work, well done Y11! #WeWorkHard
World Theatre Day
On Thursday 27th March, Wickersley celebrated World Theatre Day. Students were set the task of asking each of their teachers throughout the day, ‘What was the last show you saw in the theatre?’ Each response was then noted in the students’ planners, in return for a prize at the end of the day. Everyone really […]
Easter 100 Club!
WSSC held its very own Easter 100 Club event for the fourth half term of this academic year. This was to celebrate those students who had 100% attendance this half term (24th February to 28th March). 898 students attended every day this half term, and were therefore eligible to collect an easter egg.We are really […]
Homework Challenges Success!
We would like to give a huge shoutout to our amazing Y7, Y8, and Y9 RE students! Over the last term, these dedicated students went the extra mile by completing optional bronze, silver, and gold level homework tasks, earning themselves CFPs, certificates, and fantastic prizes! Term 3 homework challenges will be released when we return in April, […]
Rotherham Schools Cup Finals
On Saturday 22nd March, we hosted the Rotherham Schools Cup Finals for Rotherham’s best talents. We saw close games, last minute winners, and the best that Rotherham football has to offer at Wickersley School and Sports College. In near perfect conditions, the players gave their all as they competed for their respective schools in this […]
Y10 Drama Exam
Last week, Y10 Drama students completed their first assessed performance as part of their Component 1 of GCSE Drama. The students have worked incredibly hard over the past few months independently planning, scripting, and rehearsing their performance based on a set stimulus. The students should be very proud of what they’ve achieved. Well done everyone! […]
Y12 Magdalen College Trip
On Wednesday the 12th March, 23 of our Y12 students attended a taster day at Magdalen College at The University of Oxford. Everyone had a great day exploring the surroundings, and gaining insight into studying at a prestigious university. The highlight of the day was having an interactive lecture, delivered by Nobel prize winner Sir […]
