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You can see from the picture that the ‘no’ voting chocoholics had it this lunchtime when we debated whether Easter has become too fixated on chocolate. A predictable result perhaps.

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Members of Year 7 are at King’s High in Warwick this morning to hear from 4 of the authors on the Warwickshire Book Award. We’re about to begin!

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We are sad to hear about the death of author, Alex Wheatle, who visited us last year and gave a brilliant and inspiring talk to our Year 9 students. Our thoughts are with his family. https://t.co/4j1ulzM97Y

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Well done to Otis, Dev and Aarush on their success in today’s District Round of the Rotary Youth Speaks Competition: a brilliant team debating performance.

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Congratulations to Dev, Otis and Aarush on their victory in this afternoon’s Rotary Youth Speaks District Round. We look forward to the next stage of the competition!

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Year 11 had a fascinating day at Birmingham Symphony Hall listening to their GCSE poets at Poetry Live.

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Our senior debaters have reached Hereford Cathedral School for this evening’s ESU Mace second round debate. Fingers crossed!

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Miss Barton's students have been giving their GCSE poems a festive reworking. Here is a Christmas tribute to Wordsworth.

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Year 12 have been creating festive versions of The Duchess of Malfi. This was the winner.

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Well done to our readers in this afternoon’s Year 7-11 School Carol service. You all did justice to your pieces. Mrs Hume and Mr Treble also deserve an honourable and festive mention. Happy Christmas everyone! #KES

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Year 13 English students have been bringing their set text, The Tempest, to life this week in lessons.

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This week Year 7 students have had a visit from our librarian, Mrs Bandanwal to launch the Warwickshire Book Award and find out about the six great books on the shortlist.

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The brilliant Booker Prize winning novel ‘Orbital’ by Samantha Harvey is available to borrow in the school library. Read it for a warts and all insight into the life of an astronaut. It’s essential reading for all Earth dwellers. #KES

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Thank you to Mrs Bandanwal for her book recommendations to 8E on our theme of ‘Faces of London’.

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Year 11 are preparing to compete in the ESU Churchill Public Speaking competition, LIVE from Room 47.

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Our Sixth Form group are ready to watch The Duchess (of Malfi) at the Trafalgar Theatre, a stone’s throw from Nelson’s Column. #KES

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A great turn-out for Junior Debating Society. Today’s motion: ‘This house believes that fast food should not be advertised on TV.’

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This is a terrific read. I loved the illustrated bestiary at the front and the beautiful map, but above all it’s the characters and their relationships that will stay with me.