How do you make a child ‘feast on their life’? - @benniekara #TENConline

What a way to end the year...at least 2 of our pupils have made it through to the next round of the very special BLM BBC 500 words! Well done!

Some fabulous Year 8 work on The Woman in Black. @KPS_Y7Y8

So much talent in our Year 8. We have been so pleased with the effort lots of pupils are putting into their work. Here are some examples of creative homeworks which show the diversity of approaches used. @KPS_Y7Y8 @kps_middle

Another wonderful piece of work from Year 9.

Miss Nicholson and Miss Keene from the English Dept have been working with some budding young journalists this term. You can follow their stories. here:kingsprioryjournal.wordpress.com

Inspired by Katherine Rundell’s ‘The Book of Hopes’, some of our KPS pupils have written poems and narratives centred around the idea of hope. A new piece will be shared each week on the KPS journal for our readers to enjoy. kingsprioryjournal.wordpress.com

Why not set yourself reading goal this year? Whether you like to dive into a mystery novel, time travel with historical fiction, cuddle up with a classic or prefer non-fiction, use the Good Reads app to track your progress all year long. goodreads.com/genres/reading…

The Incredible and Inspirational #AmandaGorman 👌

READ: Transcript of Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem hill.cm/omcgcmI

READ: Transcript of Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem hill.cm/S3yVYu7

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What an absolute joy to read so many fantastic entries in the National Poetry Day Competition from students across the Woodard Academies Trust. Are you a winner? Check here: woodardacademies.co.uk/471/news/post/…

This week we are hosting our Scholastic Book Fair the Middle School library for pupils in Y5-Y8. Come along and enjoy choosing a new reading book! 📚

KPS English Department Books of the Month for November 📚 KS3 - Like a Charm by Emma Nichol KS4 - The Dark Lady by Akala KS5 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare Books available in English classrooms - get your hands on a copy now! 📕

Year 10 enjoyed creating character profiles for Macbeth last week 👑 🗡

Congratulations to Luke in Year 11 who came runner up in KS4 with their poem ‘Rusty Cogs’ and Duncan in Year 5 who came first in the KS2 competition with their poem ‘Stormy Skies’. Follow the link to read winners and runners up 🏆 woodardacademies.co.uk/471/news/post/…

Year 11 thoroughly enjoyed their visit to see ‘An Inspector Calls’ last week at the Theatre Royal 🕵️‍♂️ Always a treat to see one of our GCSE texts on stage 🎭

Miss Ashton’s Middle School book club thoroughly enjoyed their virtual author visit today with Dr Maggie Aderin Pocock, talking about her new book 'Am I Made of Stardust' 📚

Year 7 and 8 were treated to a performance of ‘Gothic Tales’ last Tuesday by Redheart Theatre. The staging/lighting were excellent adding to the creepy atmosphere conducive to the reading of texts like ‘The Red Room’. Pupils were engaged and excited - thanks for a fabulous day!