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.)
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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