14/07/17
Animatronics at Large
Sixth Formers had the opportunity to learn about concept design in the film industry from an expert in the field, Chris Goodman.
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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
12/07/17Shakespearean Stage Fighting!
Many thanks to Louise Parsons who gave two fantastic high energy workshops in Year 8 English lessons on Tuesday 4th July. Students loved finding out about Shakespearean insults and by the end of the session were performing the opening of Romeo and Juliet and stage-fighting like pros! We...Read Full Story
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12/07/17Author Visit: Helen Donohoe
Year 8s and Year 9s meet author Helen Donohoe to discuss Ireland in the 1980s, amongst other things.Read Full Story
12/07/17Being inspired by Beano!
On Friday 30th June we were delighted to welcome back our old friend, Kev Sutherland to the library. Kev is a comedian and comic strip creator and has drawn for a huge variety of publications including Beano. Working together, art students produced some amazing cartoons!Read Full Story
12/07/17Reading Champions!
Our Reading Champions evening in the library on Thursday 29th June was glorious. Since March, our Year 7 students have been reading books from a list originally created by S F Said (our Patron of Reading), English teachers and the librarians. They had to present the book they enjoyed the...Read Full Story
12/07/17Carnegie Award Shadowers
On Thursday 29th June, our Patron of Reading, S F Said, spent the afternoon with our Carnegie Shadowers in the library. Last year SF judged the Carnegie Amnesty Prize and enjoyed it so much that he read the shortlst this year specifically to be able to discuss the books with our Shadowers...Read Full Story
12/07/17Flash Fiction with SF Said
On Thursday 29th June, our Patron of Reading, S F Said, worked in the library with one of our Year 9 classes on flash fiction. He explained that the three things which most good stories need are characters, setting and plot. He suggested ways to create these and then gave the s...Read Full Story
12/07/17Creative Writing Group
On Thursday 29th June Fortismere’s Patron of Reading, S F Said, had lunch with some of Ms Massey’s creative writing group. These lovely students have been working with Ms Massey in the library every Wednesday after school and have produced some phenomenally imaginative work which t...Read Full Story
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