Category: Senior School
Remembrance Day
It was an honour for us to take part in the Royal Sutton Coldfield service and parade on Sunday morning. There were also very moving assemblies last week from Y6 and in Senior School, with thanks to Mrs Quigley and Mr Smith who have beautiful renditions of The Last Post. They shall grow…
November Good Reads
The World at War was one of the greatest television series of all time on the Second World War. This book is a record of all interviews with the participants from civilians to ordinary soldiers, from statesmen to generals and is a unique and irreplaceable oral history. Richard Holmes, the author, was one of Britain’s most…
October Good Reads
Rick Yancey’s first young adult novel is a true sci-fi read. Aliens have decimated earth with multiple attacks. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. To stay alone is…
September Good Reads
Heads Will Roll by Alan MacDonald – For our U3rds, this book is an excellent summary of everything you would like to know about one of our monarchs, Henry VIII. Everyone knows he had six wives but this gentle read also includes many surprise facts too. It is a great way to improve your historical…
Hollie Gazzard Coercive Control Workshop
Last night, ITV aired an incredibly important piece about the amazing work done by Hollie Gazzard Trust. The piece shows an example of the workshops the Trust provide for school age children about coercive control in relationships as well as some thoughts from our pupils. To watch the full piece please click the link below….
June Good Reads
Waterfire Saga Deep Blue This story is the first in the series and is about Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, who wakes up on the morning of her wedding to be reunited with handsome Prince Mahdi, her childhood crush. Instead she finds herself haunted by strange dreams foretelling the return of an…
May Good Reads
A Cruel Twist of Fate by H.F Askwith A good read for years 10 upwards if you like a gothic thriller. Eighteen-year-old Helena is sent to be a governess at Archfall Manor and is confident she will know how to deal with the esteemed but eccentric Cauldwell family who own it. But it quickly becomes…
April Good Reads
Once by Morris Gleitzman Once is written from the perspective of the main character, a young boy, Felix whose parents have been taken away. He hides for three years in a Polish orphanage high in the mountains before setting out to find them, however hopeless things are. The book is an unforgettable and wholly unique depiction…
October Good Reads – KS4
The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington Fourteen-year- Ella hopes to survive the horrors of the Holocaust when she joins the seamstresses in the sewing workshop at Birkenau-Auschwitz concentration camp. This is a powerful tale of resilience, friendship and survival. It is at times a painful, uncomfortable read but ends with a hopeful conclusion will…
Good Reads – KS3 – Sept 23 – Festivals and Ecology
Go on an exploration of cultural and religious festivals from around the world with this colourful read. All these events unite people to mark important events in our lives. Find out about Diwali, the Spanish tomato-throwing festival, La Tomatina, the Belgian Festival of Giants—so much to celebrate. The Ecology Book is a very good…
