Research by the National Literacy Trust showed that poetry significantly benefits the lives of children and young people; ‘where a quiet voice can become a loud voice’, and this was so true in our Poetry Slam this year, where some of our pupils, who were initially nervous to perform in front of others, ended up performing more than one poem!

Marking National Poetry Day just before the half-term break, Mrs Rudolph held our annual ‘open mic’ Poetry Slam in both Lower and Upper schools making it accessible for all students. By all accounts it was an extremely fun event with all boys receiving merits, a sweet treat and a certificate to acknowledge their participation.

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