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In the Poetry Together scheme, a group of Year Nine students boarded a minibus to our local care home, Chestnut Gardens, where we shared poems on happiness and spent time engaging with the residents. Accompanied by Dr. Clayden and Mr. Stobie-Jones, we recited carefully chosen or freshly crafted poems, which were warmly received. You can see below ...

Pupils in Year 9 have been writing poetry inspired by Roger Robinson’s A Portable Paradise, a poem studied by our students for the first time this year. You can read the poem online here. Robinson is a writer, musician and performer who lives between England and Trinidad. ...

This month, students in English have learned about Amanda Gorman, the young black poet and activist who spoke powerfully at Biden’s inauguration, as part of our school-wide celebration of Black History Month. Arjun Bhatt in Year 9 was inspired to write this powerful poem after reading Gorman’s The Hill We Climb in English.

This ...