On Wednesday lunchtime, some of the entrants to the ‘Be the Light in the Darkness’ Poetry Competition held after Holocaust Memorial Day at the end of January, were able to meet in the Hall with Ms Kattirtzi and other members of staff, for a prize giving presentation.  

Ms Kattirtzi acknowledged the  high volume and standard of poems submitted for the competition.  She spoke about her delight at the moving and expressive poetry submitted, especially from such young poets and her enthusiasm for future pieces of work as the students continue to develop their poetry-writing skills.

The Mathematical Challenges are a timed, multiple-choice competition aimed at students across the UK.  It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems.  The problems are designed to make students think.  Most are accessible, yet still challenge those with more experience.

Monday 8^th March is International Women’s Day (IWD), an important day for everyone to appreciate and acknowledge women and their contribution and achievements everywhere. This year’s theme is Choose to Challenge, which encourages everyone to accelerate gender parity through action. Here is a display exploring the theme which can be seen in our library and the Sixth form block.

This year as part of Holocaust Memorial Day we invited students to enter a poetry competition.

Poetry can be incredibly powerful. During the Holocaust and other genocides, those persecuted wrote poetry to express their feelings of loss, suffering and hope.

Survivors wrote poetry afterwards as a response to their experiences.

Writing, reading and sharing poetry can be a creative way to bring people together, even if you are not able to physically join together.