Wider Learning Week 2026 - Year 9 Reminders

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29 June 2026

Dear Parent/Carer,

Wider Learning Week 2026
Year 9 Day-by-Day Reminders

Wider Learning Week (WLW) will run from Monday 6 – Friday 10 July 2026. You son/ward will take part in a range of exciting activities across the week designed to promote wider understanding, independence, and challenge.

Ahead of WLW, please see below a reminder of the timetable and key points for what is sure to be an exciting and engaging week.

Key Points

Canteen will be open as normal for on-site students.
Full school uniform should be worn, and equipment brought as normal.
Students are allowed to wear plain black trainers for any trips.
Students taking part in Sports Week will need to wear their PE Kit all week.
Students should bring a packed lunch (FSM students will be provided with one), as well as a bottle of water and suncream needed for trips.
Students will be meeting in different rooms each day – these will be displayed on screens around the school, so they need to check when they arrive each morning.
All trips are scheduled to take place during the school day unless otherwise stated. Students must arrive on to school site at 8.30am to go on the trip as venues have been booked for specific times.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Pathway	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Computing	Legoland Windsor (trip)	Festival of play – University of Westminster (trip – lunch provided)	App development in school	Science Museum (trip)	AM: Apple Workshop – Covent Garden (trip – no lunch needed) PM: Java workshop in school
DofE	Planning and training	Planning and shopping	Expedition Day 1 (trip)	Expedition Day 2 (trip)	Kit return and presentations
Engineering	Design Museum (trip)	Introduction to Lighting Project	Development	Development	Finish
Journalism	Introduction to Journalism	Page layouts and reporting	Reporting Live	Osterley (trip)	Newsletter
Medical Makers	Being a dentist	Being a phlebotomist	Being a surgeon	Being a microbiologist	The Old Operating Theatre Museum (trip)
Music Production	Podcast	Beatboxing	Live Mic recording	Mixing audio session	Mastering session
Codebreaking	Escape room - Wandsworth (trip)	The history of codebreaking	Modern day codebreaking	SpyScape London (trip)	Creating your own code-based challenges
Sports Week (all trips)	Tennis PE kit	Hounslow Golf PE Kit	Beach Volleyball PE kit	Trampolining (food provided) PE Kit	High Ropes PE Kit

We look forward to a rewarding week. Normal high school standards and expectations apply; any student not meeting these may be removed from activities to resolve any issues and potentially conduct work independently.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or the pastoral team if you have any questions.

Yours faithfully,

Ms S Dieguez Colominas
Wider Learning Week Coordinator