12/10/17
New Patron of Reading Gets Started!
Our new Patron of Reading, Non Pratt, came to Fortismere on Tuesday 10th October, for workshops with Year 8s and Year 10s.
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06/10/17Authors for Grenfell: Anthony McGowanÂ
Author Anthony McGowan engages Year 8s with tales of football, farting and fatherhood!Read Full Story
05/10/17VEX Robotics Success!
Fortismere's VEX Robotics team wins the regional competition to reach the National UK Final!Read Full Story
27/09/17Creativity with Nikki Sheehan
On Thursday 20th September the lovely author Nikki Sheehan, creator of Swan Boy and Who Framed Klaris Cliff? came to Fortismere library to talk to some really appreciative Year 9 students. She kept them enthralled with her take on creativity and they learned that perfection is only achieved af...Read Full Story
04/09/17New Patron of Reading!
We are delighted to announce that our new Patron of Reading is author, Non Pratt. The Patron of Reading is a designated children’s author with whom the school has a special relationship. The idea is for the Patron of Reading to help develop a 'reading for pleasur...Read Full Story
19/07/17STEM Project Success!
Fortismere entered two teams for this year’s Go4SET Project and the Year 8 team won the 'Best Overall Project' Award! They were ably assisted by their mentors from Symmetry in Crouch End.Read Full Story
14/07/17Creative Writing Masterclass
On Thursday 13th July students from Years 7 and 10 were treated to creative writing masterclasses from Caroline Green.Read Full Story
14/07/17Talking Copy with Sports Journalist
Students were excited to meet Jon Brodkin, Sports Journalist for the Guardian.Read Full Story
14/07/17Year 12s Talk Media, Feminism & Donald Trump
It was great to welcome Keren Darmon, who has recently completed a PhD in Feminism and Media Studies, to speak to Year 12 Media and Sociology students on Monday 10th July. She spoke about her PhD and experience of working in the Media before getting students to reflect on definitions of femini...Read Full Story
14/07/17Animatronics at Large
Sixth Formers had the opportunity to learn about concept design in the film industry from an expert in the field, Chris Goodman.Read Full Story
14/07/17Inspiration from a BBC Producer
Thank you so much to James van der Pool who came into the library on Friday 7th July to talk to some of our Year 7s about turning facts into stories. James is a producer at the BBC and works on programmes like Horizon. He showed how stories that can be complicated or serious can be made...Read Full Story
12/07/17Working in Publishing
It was fantastic to welcome former student Eve Wersocki Morris back on Tuesday 4th July to talk to Year 12 English and Media students about working in the publishing industry. Her talk was incredibly useful and she guided students through the process of getting work experience, and advised the...Read Full Story
