Our Year 11 Public Speaking Team were in action the other week in the northern final of the English Speaking Union competition held at Leeds Grammar School. The amazing team of Martha, Edward and Scarlett faced some very stiff competition as they took on the roles of speaker, chair and...
World Book Day, quite literally a day marked in over 100 countries world-wide, started in April 1995, and was first celebrated in the UK in 1997. Created by UNESCO its aim is to be a celebration of books and reading and to encourage young people to discover a love of...
Throughout the course of lockdown, the Head issued a total of 13 challenges to students - 12 in the summer term, and one over the summer break. With prizes offered to 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed entries, the challenges covered a huge range of subjects: Best lockdown recipe Best original...
Another group of Personal Development Activity students have also just triumphed. This time it was a group of Debaters who took part in the English-Speaking Union Public Speaking Competition, the largest public speaking competition for Schools in England and Wales. Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, the contest attracts around...
