Leadership Academy
The Leadership AcademyThe Leadership Academy has been developed for students in Years 8 and 9 who have been individually selected for their leadership skills and sporting ability.There are 12 events…
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Parliamentary Review
The Parliamentary Review is a publication which reviews the latest events in parliament. It does not support any particular party and is wholly independent of government. The Review's aim is for…
EXAM RESULTS 2019
Upper Wharfedale students are again celebrating following the publication of this year’s GCSE results.“The outcomes achieved by Upper Wharfedale students this year are truly outstanding,” said Headteacher Andrew Taylor. “Both…
Climate Change Teacher
Over the past few weeks Mr Jackson has been completing a selection of 6 courses accredited by the United Nations on climate change. Having passed all the tests, he is…
Story Explorers present to you our Activities Week extravaganza: ‘The Wharfedaily Gazette’!
During Activities Week, our 'Story Explorers' have been working collaboratively to produce a school newsletter. The team were given roles such as Editor, Lead Writer, Layout Designer and Features Editor,…
Upper Wharfedale School’s work to protect students’ mental health has been recognised with a national award
Upper Wharfedale is the first maintained secondary school in North Yorkshire to have been commended for their focus on students and staff wellbeing by being awarded the Carnegie Centre of…
Dementia Friends in the community
Our Equalities Committee have been putting their recent training into practice. Our local community Nursing Home was approached to see if we could support them in any way. All the…
Improving our environment
Year 9 students at Upper Wharfedale School have been working hard to improve the school environment by planting trees. They have planted 30 trees of three different species - cherry,…
Me & You Education – ‘Creating a conversation’
On Wednesday 27th March Upper Wharfedale School were delighted to be able to invite Me & You Education in to school to deliver workshops challenging extremist behaviours. Ivan and Irfan…
Friends Curry & Quiz Night
UWS Friends are proud to announce our Curry & Quiz Night is back for 2019. Join us at The Fountaine Inn, Linton on the 29th March from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.…