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July Good Reads
For older teens, this book is set in a land without magic. An assassin is summoned to the castle. Celaena Sardothien has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers,…
England Youth Success
We are incredibly proud of several of our students who, over the past six months, have attended England international training camps or represented the country in international fixtures. Most recently, Heaven Kilwa and Josh Blake represented England in the U15 Vlatko Markovic International Tournament. They competed in four fixtures against Japan, Greece, France, and Portugal….
June Good Reads
This book is written in verse and is all about teen friendship, ideal for year 7 – 10 pupils. Daisy loves classical music and performing which saves her from feeling like a solo act at home. Her boyfriend breaks up with her but she makes a new friend at school, mysterious Flora and Daisy finds…
AVFC Youth Cup Win
Well done to some of our past and present students who managed to get their hands on the FA Youth Cup trophy recently. The students had either been involved in the match day squad or played a crucial part in previous cup ties – congratulations again to the team, we are incredibly proud of their…
May Good Reads
Terciel & Elinor – The Old Kingdom 1 is the newest adventure in the bestselling Old Kingdom series for older teens, it is about two orphans, Terciel and Elinor, who support the Abhorsen the latest in an ancient line of necromancers tasked with protecting the Old Kingdom and preventing the Dead from crossing over to…
April Good Reads
Are you addicted to your phone? If so, ‘How to Break Up with Your Phone’ is here to help. This book is a smart, practical and useful plan to help you conquer your mobile phone addiction in just 30 days. Award-winning science journalist Catherine Price tells us why social media is not great, the truth…
Lennon’s Euro U17 Success
After 9 days away at an international camp, Highclare student Lennon has returned to school following great success. He has represented Wales at a Euro U17 tournament despite being only U15. He went to the tournament and started in both games, and was made aware that he was the youngest player there. Wales finished top…
March Good Reads
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell This fantasy novel is about Christopher who visits his reclusive grandfather and witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the hill. His grandfather is guardian of one of the ways between the non-magical world and a place called the Archipelago, a cluster of magical islands where all the…
February Good Reads
King Of Nothing – Nathanael Lessore Aimed at young adults, this book is both funny and moving. Written by a new author, Nathanael Lessore, it’s about Anton and his friends who are used to ruling the school. When Anton gets into serious trouble at school, he doesn’t really care, but his mum decides it’s time…
Aston Villa Signs Highclare Alumni
We were delighted to hear of Alfie and Rodrigo’s respective success with Aston Villa, with the two past EPPP students signing professional contracts with the club. A huge congratulations to them both, and we look forward to seeing them continue to progress and develop. To read more of their achievements, please see the links…
