Congratulations to Mr. Conaghan who was awarded the Costa Children's Book Award in early January for his book "The Bombs that Brought Us Together". Mr. Conaghan taught in Stratford College in recent years and still keeps in touch with us.
Well done to Mr. Conaghan who was awarded the Costa Children's Book Award in early January. In 2015 Mr. Conaghan was shortlisted for the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal for his earlier book "When Mr. Dog Bites". We're all delighted for you. Mr. Conaghan taught English and Classics in Stratford College in recent years.
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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