Happy Monday everyone! This weeks word of the week is Preclude 🤚 Definition: To prevent from happening; make impossible.

📖🌟 Word of the Week: Preamble. Huge congratulations to Ava, our very first Year 7 to complete a Reading Routes book this year! 🎉📚 What an amazing start to the journey 🚀 #ReadingRoutes

Our next Drop Everything and Read session is on Thursday 25th September during Period 3 - please remember to bring a reading book to school

Some exciting news about National Poetry Day!

In preparation for our C2 trial next week, we are powering through our next WTM! #EnglishLanguage #Year11 #ProudofDarton

#TeamTLA Year 9 get ready for Experience Week! Will you win the leadership vote?

Our next Drop Everything and Read session is on Thursday 2nd October during Period 4 - please remember to bring a reading book to school

✨ What a fantastic Open Evening! ✨ A huge thank you to all our staff, 147 student ambassadors and families who joined us; the atmosphere was incredible and the our best ever turnout! 🏫👏 #OpenEvening #TeamAHA #Ambition

Mr Settle is back with the 'quotation rotation' at break! Come and see us today test your literature knowledge! #Alwayslearning #EnglishLiterature #ProudofDarton

🎉 Huge congratulations to Charlie M for completing this term’s Reading Route books in just 4 weeks! 📚👏 #ReadingRoutes #Achievement

Amazing effort and focus in Y11 English Academic Intervention today. Digging deep for rewards! #Y11 #Focus #TeamTLA #Proud 🌟😎

Our next Drop Everything and Read session is taking place on Thursday 9th October during Period 5 - please remember to bring a reading book to school

📚 A fantastic evening for parents to understand and engage with our Reading Route programme 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦✨ Special shout-out to our amazing Y7 student who has already completed all of this term’s Reading Route books! 👏 #ReadingRoute #ProudMoment

We are so proud of Year 11 this morning! We love your positive attitude and your determination to achieve the best in their C2 English Language trial! You smashed it! #ProudofDarton #Year11 #C2EnglishLanguage

We hoped you enjoyed your sweet treat after your C2 English Language exam this morning! #Reward #Cookie #Year11

We’ve really enjoyed talking to our parents and carers tonight at our Year 7 ‘settling in’ and reading event. Thank you for joining us to share the amazing start our youngest students have had!

🎉 Another superstar in Year 7! Massive congratulations to Mitchelle N who has completed all 6 Reading Route books! 🌟📚 What an incredible achievement; we are so proud of you! 👏 #ReadingRoutes #AshHillReads

Another wonderful WTM, this time we have analysed 2 unseen poems! Well done everyone! You have worked hard! 💪 #EnglishLiterature #Year11 #ProudofDarton

A huge well done to Ollie F, who is incredibly proud after finishing his very first book! 📚👏 What a fantastic achievement, keep up the great reading, Ollie! #ProudMoment #AHAEnglish

Powerful assembly today from our English Team to mark week 1 of immersive poetry. Wow!