In mid-September, Ms. Reynolds introduced the 5th Year English class to Othello in a series of dramatic workshops where students had to deduce the play from a range of props.
Our students were introduced to their Shakespearean play, 'Othello', through a series of interactive dramatic workshops. They had to deduce from a range of props the play's key themes, they needed to create their own iambic pentameter quotes emulating Shakespeare, and infer character from dramatic sketches. All of this required the key skill working effectively in groups to produce the desired outcomes. The main element being employed is 'learning with others', as they had to help each other in order to understand and solve problems. (Click on blog title to see more photos.)
'The dramatic workshops were brill, I loved how interactive it was. It gave you a great insight into what was going to happen'. Ruth Somers
Ms. Reynolds
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!
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