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Posted by Danielle Bowe
Prem Patel, Year 8, sent me a copy of this poem that he found while working on his Silver Reading Award. Written in 1927, it would be easy to believe the poem was written...
Posted by Teresa Turton
Patrick Ness’s ‘A Monster Calls’ is a very popular book in our LRC, and for good reason. Both moving and magical, this book takes you on an emotionally thrilling...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
‘Pride and Prejudice’ (1813) by Jane Austen Enduringly popular and a great introduction to Jane Austen, the novel is set in rural England in the early 19th century. It follows the...
Posted by Lynn Court
Posted by Danielle Bowe
This week’s featured book certainly packs a punch! When we hurriedly gave out the books for Shadowing, on the last day in school, and Archie took Patron Saint of Nothing,...
Posted by Teresa Turton
‘Lord of the Flies’ (1954) by William Golding A plane crashes on an uninhabited island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued....
Posted by Lynn Court
Welcome to our latest Carnegie shortlisted book. The eight books chosen to battle for the Carnegie Award represent the best among the new books written for young people. Some are...
Posted by Teresa Turton
Posted by Danielle Bowe
As you will know, over the last year and half the English faculty has invested in Bedrock Vocabulary learning for all year 7 and 8 students. We recognise that boosting...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
You may recall my article back in November 2021 in which I threw the spotlight on our fantastic learning platform ‘Bedrock vocabulary’ which we use in the English...