William Ellis School Parent Portal - NEWS AT WES - English Magazine Special Edition 27th June 2025

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Spring Term - 27th June 2025

Welcome to our latest news update, which is a special edition dedicated to creative and reflective writing that showcases what students have been doing in their English lessons this year. We hope that you enjoy it.

It reflects the outward-looking, innovative approach of our English curriculum within the requirements of the National Curriculum and exam specifications. This is also the spirit of our International Evening, and we hope that you will join us on Tuesday at 5pm for this year's event. Tickets can be booked here.

Read and download the magazine in full here:

English Department Magazine Spring-Summer 2025

Thank you to all of the students who made creative contributions and to English department staff for compiling this collection of work.

Google initiative connecting London and New York for students aged 14-18

Camden Learning have asked us to share an incredible transatlantic partnership for students aged 14 to 18, as part of a Google initiative connecting London and New York.

Students from Camden will take part in interactive, hands-on sessions at the London AI Campus in real time with their peers at the Code Next labs in New York. Working alongside Google engineers and coaches, students will explore real-world projects using AI to develop innovative solutions to engineering challenges. This unique collaboration offers valuable exposure to global perspectives and exciting career pathways in the tech sector. This is an exceptional opportunity for students to build their skills in AI, problem solving, and innovation, while being mentored by leading industry professionals. No prior experience is required – just a passion for technology and a willingness to learn.

The application deadline is Wednesday 2nd July at 9am. If your child is interested in this opportunity you can apply using the following link. If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Laura Flynn-Coley at Laura.Flynn-Coley@camdenlearning.org.

Yours faithfully,

Izzy Jones

Headteacher

This Week's WESPA Round-Up:

Dear families,

It was great to hang out with the WESPA runners on Sunday - thank you to everybody who ran and donated - we raised £250 which will go towards funding new equipment for the new WES rowing club. If you’d like to contribute, another £70 will help us buy two more ergo monitors that allow our boys to connect to the internet and compete with other clubs internationally!

https://www.givey.com/wesparun2025

International Evening - next TUESDAY!

We are all very excited about this. Thank you to all the families who have offered help - it is really appreciated. I can’t wait to taste some of the amazing dishes. If you haven’t already, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/jKWhfP4fVqWWzxgi9 to let us know that you are coming and you’ll be entered in the WESPA prize draw!

THANK YOU!

There is a lot happening a moment and many people to thank. It was lovely to meet new parents at this week’s open days, we couldn’t have had a better day to head to Lords for some cricket and what a lovely evening for the Y11 celebration. Thank you to the parent volunteers and WES staff that make these things possible and a big shout out to Y11 parent Judeen for organising such a fantastic send off for our Y11 boys on Wednesday.

Have a great weekend and see you on Tuesday!

Chair WESPA