WEBBER NEWS Archive

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Poésíæ and Poésíaer

11 April 2022

We recently took part in the Poésíæ and Poésíaert - Global Poems Recitation and Art Competitions 2022.

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Senior School

Duke of Edinburgh Awards

11 April 2022

Twenty-one students from across Year 9 and 10 have signed up for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards programme this year.

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Senior School

Bellevue Debate Competition

11 April 2022

On a wet and blustery day last month, I took a team of five expert debaters to a Bellevue Inter Schools Debating Competition at The Priory Preparatory...

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Senior School

Safer Internet Day/Week

14 February 2022

Monday 7th Feb marked the start of Safer Internet Day. We held several events last week to raise awareness of how to stay safe online, be aware of the...

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Senior School

Children’s Mental Health Week

14 February 2022

Last week was Children’s Mental Health Week and now more than ever it is important that we are aware of the challenges that our young people are facin...

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Senior School

Young Entrepreneurs Sale

15 December 2021

The Young Entrepreneurs ECA companies have worked hard this term to plan, market and facilitate 2 sales.

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Senior School

Christmas Food Bank Donations

15 December 2021

Due to the outstanding generosity of our Webber Family we have been able to donate a huge amount of festive produce to the MK Food Bank to help suppor...

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Senior School

£1 Business Challenge

26 November 2021

How much profit could you make from a £1 investment?

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Senior School

Remembrance Day

19 November 2021

Remembrance Day is always an important event in The Webber calendar during Term 1.

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Senior School

Anti-Bullying week and Odd Sock Day

19 November 2021

Last week 15th -19th November was our annual National Anti-Bullying Week 2021.

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Senior School

MK Innovate STEAM exhibition

14 October 2021

On Friday 8th October 90 students from Year 6, 7 and 8 travelled to Middleton Hall in Milton Keynes to attend the MK Innovate STEAM exhibition.

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Senior School

Student Voice is Strong at Webber

13 October 2021

Students love to share their ideas and views at Webber and our School Council is the perfect forum.

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Senior School

GCSE Geography Student Study Quality of Life in Milton Keynes

13 October 2021

On Thursday 30th September Year 11 GCSE students went on their compulsory Human Geography Field Trip to explore quality of life in Milton Keynes.

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Senior School

GCSE Success for our Year 11 Class of 2021

12 August 2021

The Webber Independent School are delighted to announce another exceptional set of GCSE results for our Year 11 Class of 2021!

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Academic

Independent School Of The Year Award

14 July 2021

We are thrilled to announce that The Webber Independent School has received a double nomination for the Independent Schools of the Year Award for our ...

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Senior School

Senior Celebrating Success trip

14 July 2021

Last week we took 115 Year 6-10 students on a Celebrating Success trip to Caldecotte Lake.

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Sport

Sports Day 2021

14 July 2021

On Friday 25th June the Nursery, Junior and Senior School students enjoyed our annual Sports Day.

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Senior School

Student Executive Team

26 May 2021

It’s been a busy fortnight with Student Executive team interviews. We would like to give an update on students who have been selected for the Student ...

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Charity / Senior School

Year 11’s upcoming fundraising activities

26 May 2021

This summer term our Year 11’s have been busy organising some fundraising activities to raise money for charities Brave The Shave and Little Lives as ...

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$Our Junior and Senior Top Mathematicians are Put to The Test$

Senior School

Our Junior and Senior Top Mathematicians are Put to The Test

05 May 2021

Following the success of our Year 10 and 11 students in the Intermediate Maths Challenge earlier in the year; this week saw 18 students from Years 7 a...

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Senior School

Year 9s Make the Most of the New Music Computer Suite

05 May 2021

Our Year 9 students have been making the most of our new music computer suite by creating their own theme tunes for a computer game character using a ...

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Senior School

National Talk Like Shakespeare Day

23 April 2021

On April 23rd each year, National Talk Like Shakespeare Day encourages us to speak like the Bard and the characters in his plays.

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Senior School

The Value of Language Learning

21 April 2021

'Language holds the key to our knowledge, our understanding, our memory, our culture and our identity'.

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Senior School

Leadership Opportunities in the Senior School

21 April 2021

At Webber we provide excellent leadership opportunities that our students can carry with them once they leave school and venture out into the big wide...

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Senior School

La Francophonie

26 March 2021

Last week we celebrated Francophonie with some fun challenges and activities in order to mark this event so relevant to the English language. Our Grea...

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Senior School

Year 10 and 11s Exciting Virtual School Trip to the World of Robotic Automation

26 March 2021

Our Year 10 and 11 students were treated to an exciting Virtual School Trip this week to the world of work and Robotic Process Automation with Axel Al...

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Senior School

Our Seniors Love World Book Day too!

12 March 2021

World Book Day changes lives through a love of books and shared reading. The aim is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young pe...

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Senior School

Year 7 – 11 Pupils Take Lateral Flow Tests In Their Stride

12 March 2021

Everyone here at The Webber Independent is extremely pleased to welcome all our children back to School. The hallways and playgrounds have been quiet ...

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Senior School

Children's Mental Health Week

12 February 2021

Children’s Mental Health Week took place between 1st and the 7th February and year’s theme was 'Express Yourself'.

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Senior School

Webber Warriors: Safer Internet Day

12 February 2021

Safer Internet Day promotes key ways to keep children safe online.

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Senior School / Sport

Webber Alumni Lewis makes his MK Dons League Debut

01 February 2021

16-year-old Lewis Johnson, former Head Boy at the Webber Independent School made his debut league appearance and became the 250th player to pull on an...

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Charity / Senior School

Eva Braves the Shave

01 February 2021

Year 8 student Eva De Gorter braved the shave this December to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Senior School

Which Way Next? Life after Webber!

01 February 2021

In the next few weeks there will be lots of debate, discussion, soul searching, negotiating, diplomacy and arbitration required! No, not the post Brex...

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Academic / Community

The Chocolate Brownie Fairy and the Pocket Hug

01 February 2021

In the past two weeks two lovely things have happened to me in school that really made my week because they were surprising, unexpected, mysterious an...

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Junior School / Senior School

New FOWIS Logo Unveiled

20 November 2020

Mrs Flaherty, the Chair of Friends of Webber Independent School (FOWIS) parents association, threw down a creative challenge to all students this mo...

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Charity / Junior School / Nursery / Senior School

We Need a Bigger Van!

20 November 2020

Due to the outstanding generosity of the Webber Community, particularly in these financially uncertain times, we were faced with a lovely problem reg...

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Charity / Junior School / Nursery / Senior School

Children In Need 2020

20 November 2020

The Autumn Term sees many important charity events that as a school here at Webber we are always keen to support. However, it is important that we not...

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Junior School / Nursery / Senior School

The Webber School Holiday Club

20 November 2020

Our Autumn Adventures themed holiday club took place over the October half term, and it was a huge success! The children enjoyed many wonderful activi...

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Academic / Senior School

Webber School celebrate GCSE success

24 August 2020

After the unprecedented five months of academic disruption and uncertainty Webber Independent School families and staff are pleased to celebrate the...

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Sport

Congratulations Zaw Torley

01 April 2020

Congratulations to Zaw Torley Year 8 pupil at The Webber Independent School who has deservedly made the shortlist for the ISA Spring Athlete of the ...

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Academic

Stronger Together

01 April 2020

If two weeks ago you would have suggested to me that 100% of children aged from 4 to 16 would be online for six hours every day Monday to Friday fol...

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Community

Thank you NHS #clapforourcarers

27 March 2020

On Thursday 26 March 2020, The Webber Independent School showed their support and gratitude to all doctors, nurses, GPs, carers and anyone working f...

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Academic

Webber Independent School Rated Excellent

25 March 2020

To read the latest ISI report please click here

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Academic

Well done on eLearning Today

23 March 2020

It was wonderful to see so many of the children today confidently using the Google Classroom and Google Hangouts from Year 1 to Year 11 to access hi...

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Academic

Webber Rated "Excellent" in the Recent ISI Inspection.

18 March 2020

Webber Independent School was rated “excellent” - the highest accolade - by the ISI following a visit last month. Key findings by the ...

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Community

World Book Day

06 March 2020

There was abuzz of excitement at Webber School on Thursday when pupils and teachers alike turned up dressed in their favourite book characters. Worl...

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Prep / Pre-prep / Senior School

Video: We love Webber

02 February 2020

Some of our pupils have been talking about why they love The Webber Independent School. Watch our short video to hear their views:

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Academic

Student George Carey attends computational thinking challenge final at University of Oxford

31 January 2020

George Carey, a Year 7 student at The Webber Independent School, was invited to the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford on Sa...

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Prep / Pre-prep / Senior School

Video: What our parents say

20 January 2020

We recently spoke with some of the parents of children currently attending The Webber Independent School. Hear about their experiences in this sho...

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Sport

Student Zaw Torley awarded Sport Milton Keynes accolade for Taekwondo achievements

09 December 2019

Zaw Torley, a Year 8 student at The Webber Independent School, has been awarded Sport Milton Keynes’ Harry Hewitt Memorial Award for his achie...

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Arts

Webber wins at ISA Regional Art Competition

09 October 2019

Last week, a selection of artwork from Early Years to Key Stage 4 was exhibited at the annual ISA Regional Art Competition in Waltham Abbey, North L...

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Arts / Senior School

Webber heralds Autumn with bicentenary celebration of greatest poem

19 September 2019

Art and English engaged in cross-curricular collaboration at The Webber Independent School, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the poem often reg...

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Academic / Senior School

GCSE success for Webber Independent students

22 August 2019

Students at The Webber Independent School are celebrating another successful year of GCSE results across all subjects, with 93% of Year 11 pupils ac...

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Academic

Best ever AS Level Results for Webber Independent’s Enterprising Students

15 August 2019

Students at Webber Independent School are celebrating a record year of AS Level results, with a 100% pass rate and 80% of Year 12 pupils achieving A...

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Academic / Arts / STEM

Independent Education Today Magazine Feature

26 February 2019

Find out about our approach to STEAM education and why it adds value for our students.

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Charity / Community

Students make huge efforts for hospitals tiniest patients

10 October 2018

Students at the Webber Independent School have been busy making a BIG difference to Little Lives! The Stantonbury Fields based school have been su...

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Community / Enrichment / Extra-curricular / Sport

The Webber Independent Win School Games Silver Award

05 September 2018

We are delighted to announce that The Webber Independent School have achieved the School Games Silver Mark Award for the 2017/18 academic year. T...

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Academic / Arts / Business & Enterprise / Senior School / STEM

WEBBER INDEPENDENT ENJOYS BEST EVER GCSE RESULTS

23 August 2018

100% of students achieved 9 to 4 grades in five or more subjects including English and Maths, up an impressive 7.7% on last year’s GCSE result...

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Academic / Business & Enterprise / STEM

WEBBER INDEPENDENT’S ENTERPRISING STUDENTS SECURE THEIR UNIVERSITY OF CHOICE WITH BUSINESS TOP OF THE AGENDA

16 August 2018

Students at The Webber Independent School favour Business & Enterprise and STEAM degrees as they secure their university of choice. Ellie Wis...

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Academic / Sixth

KEEP CALM AND MAKE A PLAN – WHAT TO DO IF YOU’VE NOT ACHIEVED THE GRADES YOU NEED

16 August 2018

Mrs Hilary Marsden, Headmistress, The Webber Independent School provides some guidance on what to do if you didn't get the grades you needed. ...

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Senior School / Sport

Opposition's Speed Bowling Means a Draw for Webber's Year 8 Rounders Team

22 May 2018

As our Year 8 rounders team took to the field, the sun kept shining for the beginning of what was a competitively played and interesting rounders tr...

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Sport

LISA CURTIN TAKES SILVER IN 2018 EUROPEAN U15 BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS

20 February 2018

Webber School of Badminton’s Rising Star, Lisa Curtin, played for England in a heated final match against Russia’s Mariia Goulubeva, Takin...

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Arts / Enrichment / Extra-curricular / Prep / Senior School

Webber Student Wins FUTURE:CMK Architectural Art & Design Competition Category

24 January 2018

The Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP) announced the winners of the Future:MK competition, where local young people proposed ideas for dev...

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Sport

Webber Basketball Team Starts Season with Strong 21-10 Win Against Walton High

18 January 2018

On Thursday 18th January 2018, the Year 10 and 11 basketball team took on a very strong Walton High in the first match of the new term. Our newly ...

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Sport

Webber Netball Team Jumping for Joy with 17-3 win over Ousedale School

16 November 2017

Our Netball Champions Do It Again! This evening our Year 7 and 8 Netball team played Ousedale and demonstrated their exceptional talent. The f...

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Sport

Webber Independent's Netball Dream Team Do It Again! 10-0 Win in Latest Match

07 November 2017

On Tuesday 7th November our U14s Netball team took on Sir Herbert Leon Academy in their first game of this half term. This away game certainly didn...

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Sport

8-2 Win for Webber Netball Dream Team

27 September 2017

Our U14 netball champions continued their winning streak on Tuesday, beating Oakgrove 8-2. Once again our girls showed their determination and outs...

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Academic / Senior School

STUDENTS AT WEBBER INDEPENDENT REACH NEW HEIGHTS

24 August 2017

92.3% of students achieved 9 to 4 (A* to C) grades in five or more subjects including English and Maths, up an impressive 17% on last year’s G...

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Academic / Sixth

WEBBER INDEPENDENT STEAMS AHEAD – 100% SECURED THEIR FIRST CHOICE UNIVERSITY

17 August 2017

56.5% of students achieved A*- B grades at A Level with 26.09% achieving A*- A Grades

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Senior School / Sport

Webber Sweeps Three Golds at ISA Athletic Championships

14 May 2017

On Friday 12th May 2017, twenty eight Webber students traveled to Bedford International Athletic Stadium to compete in the London North ISA Athletic...

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Sport

Webber Sweeps Three Golds at ISA Athletic Championships

12 May 2017

On Friday 12th May 2017, twenty eight Webber students traveled to Bedford International Athletic Stadium to compete in the London North ISA Athleti...

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Community / Senior School / Sport

The Webber Independent welcome Alistair Patrick-Heselton, Paralympic Silver Medallist to deliver life skills workshop

08 March 2017

Year 7 Breaking Barriers with Alistair Patrick-Heselton, Sky Sports and Youth Sport Trust

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Sport

What a Win! 11-2 for The Webber Independent Netball Team

18 January 2017

What a Win! 11-2 for The Webber Independent Netball Team Today, our Year 7 and 8 netball players demonstrated how teamwork, focus and dete...

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Sport

The Webber Independent School takes part in Bisi Badminton Programme

16 January 2017

Nurturing the future sporting talent

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Sport

The Webber Independent School Hosts Open Day for its School of Badminton

09 January 2017

The First Badminton School in England

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Sport

Sports Update

30 September 2016

Week commencing 26.9.16 Match Reports On Tuesday 27th September our Year 7 & 8 Netball team defeated an inexperienced team from SHLA by a fa...

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Sport

Webber Girls First Netball Match of The New Season

16 September 2016

Year 7 & 8 Girls Netball V Ousedale 14th September 2016 In their first match of the season the Webber girls displayed fantastic commitment, en...

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Sport

Double Gold Badmington for Nadeem Dalvi

15 September 2016

Well Done From All Of Us At The Webber Independent School

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Sport

Webber Badminton Scholars - Tournament Success

08 September 2016

The first major tournament of the season, the National U13 & U17s was played over last weekend. The Webber School badminton players were outstan...

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Academic

Webber GCSE Results 2016

12 August 2016

Congratulations to our Year 9,10 and 11 students who received their excellent GCSE results today. Headline figure : 92% 5 A*-C Grades up a terrif...

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Academic

Webber Celebrates an Incredible 100 % A*-C A Level Results

12 August 2016

A2 and AS students from The Webber Independent School are rejoicing, having received an impressive best ever set of A-Level grades this morning. Mon...

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Sport

International Junior Ice-Skating

04 July 2016

Kenice is currently in Year 9 at the school and came 10th place in Coventry IJS 2016 yesterday out of 23 skaters; she skated beautifully and she ska...

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