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We are so proud of MS who has secured a place at Churchill College, Cambridge to read Medicine. He said: "It is incredible news and thank you to all the teachers and other pupils for supporting me." #CambridgeUniversity@Cambridge_Uni
Inter-house debating results. Today's debate was on the motion 'This House would have a second Brexit referendum before leaving the EU. Top debater: Deiniol. Winning House: Cadog. Next week's debate will be between @Ty_Ddewi , @TyLlanofer , @Ty_Illtyd and @TyGravell
you want some good news from 2018? I bet you do
• book sales are up this year over last year
• sales of physical books have grown every year since 2013
• indie bookstores have increased by 35 percent in the past decade
reading isn’t dying, it’s *thriving.* happy new year.
@MissColclough@Team_English1 We did this - sixth form added their thoughts, quotations and analysis, any ideas from wider reading, etc. It was very useful and generated discussion.
Because it's in the world. (It's not just women who are controlled in the book.. it's everyone except those at the top. Gilead is a theocratic totalitariansim, not simply a Men-have-power Women-do-not world. Lower status men are told when and who marry, eg.)
Tomorrow we find out who will be the winner of this year's #ManBooker2018 prize. Read our final Man Booker weekly round-up now before the big event https://t.co/4nFHYqHwvM
@LlandoveryColl Y10 ‘Post-it notes of Fear’ about their upcoming Controlled Assessment. Pupils expressed their fears about the assessment so that we can address them together before they complete it.
@LlandoveryColl@oxschools Oxford Schools’ Debating Competition debate training at @Olchfaschool Debate chair Mikha’el and new debater Toby volunteered for a demonstration debate and only won it! Well done boys! Thanks to Olchfa for hosting.