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12th July 2010 Visit by author David Calcutt David Calcutt, author of books, plays and poetry, talked to students about his writing career that has spanned the last 25 years. He spoke to both assemblies, led a writing workshop with the reading group and met with the whole of Year 8 answering questions and reading extracts of his work. He … | read more »

28th April 2010 Students see top author Malorie Blackman Librarian Ms Adams and students from the reading group met top author Malorie Blackman at the Oundle Festival of Literature. Ms Blackman is best known for her 'Noughts and Crosses' series that explores issues of racism where the 'noughts' are a white minority group while the black 'crosses' are a … | read more »

22nd April 2010 Year 7 get the poetry bug Year 7 students have created their own books of poetry during recent English lessons. As well as writing and illustrating their own work, they have also researched and included favourite poems from the internet. Teacher Mrs Angela Brown said: 'The quality of their work is very high and the … | read more »

12th April 2010 Visit by author John Townsend Author John Townsend kept students astounded with a series of bizarre and quirky facts during a recent visit to Brooke Weston. He started writing because, working as a secondary school teacher, he was disappointed by the quality of books available for reluctant readers, so he decided to write his … | read more »

27th January 2010 Visit by author Pete Johnson Children's author Pete Johnson talked to students about his writing career during a recent visit to Brooke Weston. Pete has written around 40 books and one, entitled 'How to Train Your Parents', has been translated into 22 languages including Japanese, Russian and Lithuanian. He spoke to 50 … | read more »

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