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The Regents Review Spring 2026

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS

English Soundtrack Your Story Our first ‘Soundtrack Your Story’ event took place on the 11th February. As part of the National Year of Reading, this event was held in the hall, exploring how music, rhythm and sound create narratives. Staff read from a text of their choice to entertain and inspire the students, demonstrating staff members’ love of reading, as well as modelling reading aloud. The event was a huge success and will certainly be repeated in the near future, but bigger, better and with even more star guests!

Team Up Success for Year 7s!

At the beginning of this term, our first cohort of 15 Year 7 students completed their tutoring sessions with educational charity Team Up, who provide high-quality literacy tutoring in small groups. The 11-week programme was a roaring success; Team Up’s tutors and course leaders were blown away by the attitude, effort and determination of our students. Team Up gave the students a baseline test at the beginning and then retested the students after their 11 sessions. The results were fantastic,

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