Wemms Celebrates King Charles III’s Coronation in Style: A Festive Day Full of Fun and Excitement!
On Friday 5th May, the Middle School students held a special celebration for a very important Coronation. To celebrate the reign of our new King Charles III, the children spent some of their lessons this week preparing activities and learning all about the importance of the Coronation as part of embedding British Values within their learning opportunities, and to prepare for an amazing afternoon of celebration. Many of the children spent the morning helping Lynsey to prepare a veritable feast fit for a King that they all enjoyed sharing together as part of their afternoon activities. The
Wemms commemorate Armistice Day
Wemms as a whole came together to commemorate Armistice Day on November 11, 2022, with a special emphasis on the women who served in the First World War. Remembrance Day began for most of Wemms students and staff the previous afternoon, when students across the school helped carry their classroom chairs from the main school buildings to the sports hall in preparation for the next day’s grand event. The band and those involved in the presentations and wreath-laying ceremony had been preparing for much longer, but for many, those chair carrying trips were the first sign that tomorrow
Wemms Open Day 2022
Wemms opened its door to a number of visitors on the 22nd of September 2022, ranging from interested parents, prospective students and professionals curious to understand the unusual concept that is Wemms! Each department held different displays, information presentations, with Science stealing the show with interactive games based on knowing scientific gems in a fun, all-age-style computer game arcade. Those students who had given up the rest of their afternoon to help tour guide and show our visitors around were much appreciated by staff and visitors alike, and did a fantastic job of explaining how the school worked,
Wemms Annual Staff Conference and Gala Dinner
It was the first day of September 2022 when the Wemms staff entered the Gorse Hill Conference Centre to attend the annual Wemms staff conference. What followed was a warm welcome back by Joy and a quick overview of what Wemms is about and our vision to teach children who need an alternative education. Wemms’ Chair of Trustees gave a clear and detailed presentation of all the changes that had been made to Wemms as an education provider, both legally in terms of becoming a charity and physically, as staff looked forward to teaching these valuable young people
Wemms celebrates a successful Enterprise week with its annual Enterprise Summer Fayre
The sky is the limit as Wemms celebrates a successful Enterprise week with its annual Enterprise Summer Fayre. Students at Wemms are celebrating success at their annual Enterprise Summer Fayre which was held in the grounds of their new home, Woodstock House. Families and friends flocked to the fayre to buy products that the students had designed and made themselves. The fayre was the culmination of two weeks of hard work for Wemms’ annual Enterprise Challenge. The students were put through their paces coming up with a sound business concept and plan for a product or a
Wemms celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in style
Wemms celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with all staff and students adorned in a blaze of red, white and blue, descending upon the Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall and working together to set up the stalls and beautifully designed flats. We had sterling work put in by a variety of students in their band practice, whilst other students devised thoughtful, practical ways of decorating tables and putting the finishing touches to activities for parents, siblings and students to participate in later on in the Fayre. A big shout out goes to all staff and students who made the morning
