Celebrating World Book Day 2025

On Thursday 6 March, students had the exciting opportunity to take part in a number of activities led by Mrs. Cantrell, Teacher of English, to celebrate the magic of books!

One of the highlights of the day was the 'Character Quest', where staff were each assigned the name of a famous literary character. Students enjoyed the challenge of tracking them all down during break and lunch! Prizes included book tokens for the winners and chocolate prizes for the ​runners up. Congratulations to Megan, Naiyah and Maddison in Year 11 for successfully finding 77 characters out of a possible 79. ​A big well done to runners-up, Abdullah in Year 7 with 75/79 and Ruben in Year 8 with 73/79.​

We also hosted a story time session at break featuring The Hobbit, and a Book Quiz at lunchtime, where students put their literary knowledge to the test. Congratulations to Dexter, Theo and Angus in Year 8 for winning the quiz. ​A big shout-out to runners up Autumn and Alfie in Year 7 - they all won chocolate prizes for their fantastic literary knowledge.

Meanwhile, Key Stage 3 English lessons have all been about Flash Fiction, encouraging students to explore the art of powerful storytelling in just a few words.

The English department has also been running a Design a National Book Token competition. A huge thank you to everyone who has entered so far. If you havn't had a chance yet, there's still time! Speak to Mrs. Cantrell for more details.

To inspire even more reading, every student has received access to a virtual library filled with fantastic book recommendations, including The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, White Teeth, and The Kite Runner.

And of course, no World Book Day celebration would be complete without a £1 book token! Students can swap theirs for a free World Book Day book at participating retailers.

For more information, plus links to activities, free audio books and competitions please visit: https://www.worldbookday.com/families/