Mark Paul, business journalist for the Sunday Times, visited Stratford on Monday, 22nd October to talk to Senior students about journalism.
A multiple award winning journalist for the Sunday Times, Mark Paul visited Stratford College on Monday, 23rd October to talk to our Senior students about journalism as a profession and to offer insights into how to write an engaging article, interview and opinion piece. After his talk he ran a workshop for our TY students in order to edit their submissions for the National Press Pass Competition. One student remarked that she would now consider studying journalism based on what Mark Paul stated were the key skills required. He asserted that being able to question critically and to develop contacts were essential skills as opposed to being able to write and being an expert in a field. This information surprised many students as most of them assumed that they would need the latter skill set in order to excel in journalism. (Click on blog title to see more photos.)
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Stratford celebrated Wellbeing Week 2026 (5th - 8th May), a special week dedicated to promoting positive mental health, physical activity and cultural awareness. Students had the opportunity to take part in a variety of fun and engaging activities throughout the week, including walks, workshops, cultural events, sports, and wellbeing challenges.
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Congratulations to 1st Year Computer Studies students - Yair, Liam and Giorgi - who made it to the ECO-UNESCO 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards Finals held on 12th May with their Scratch coding project called "Giorgi the Litter Fighter". This is the first time that a Stratford project has made it to the finals - so very impressive work!
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Well done to the Stratford College Chess team who reached the Libermann Cup Finals to play against Coláiste Eanna on Monday 11th May. This is the first time that the Chess team has reached the finals. While it proved to be challenging with Coláiste Eanna showing great experience and ultimately winning out, the Stratford chess team are determined to be back next year!
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