National Poetry Day 2017

Thursday the 28th of September is

National Poetry Day are running some great Poetry competitions, you can find details here.  They also have a list of recommended poetry books for young people.  If you're looking for inspiration, why not come and take a look at our display of Poetry Books in the Discovery Library?

Post-a-Read 2017

Thank you to everyone who told us what they were reading over the summer holidays. We've had postcards from Grenada to Whitstable and Croatia to Crete and lots of excellent book recommendations!  All the students who sent us a postcard have been awarded achievement points.

Come and have a look at our display, which is on the noticeboard outside the Discovery Library.  Remember, we are a reading school, so feel free to ask you teachers what they are reading!

Man Booker Prize 2017 - shortlist announced

The Man Booker Prize is awarded for fiction and is open to authors writing in English regardless of their nationality.

The six books on this year's shortlist are:

• 4321 by Paul Auster
• History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
• Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
• Elmet by Fiona Mozley
• Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
• Autumn by Ali Smith

The winner of the year's Man Booker Prize will be announced on Tuesday, 17th October.




Previous Man Booker Prize winners and shortlisted titles are available to borrow from the War Memorial Library.

International Literacy Day

Today is UNESCO's annual International Literacy Day.

Set up in 1966 to champion efforts to improve literacy around the world, this year's theme is 'literacy in a digital world'.

Welcome Back!

We would like to welcome back all the TRS students and staff and welcome all those who are new to the school, including the Eden Park High students and staff and the Bromley FC students.  We hope that you enjoy your time here! 

We hope you had a good summer, whether you went away or stayed at home.  We have received some postcards telling us what you were reading and look forward to displaying these. 

We have a great collection of fiction and non-fiction to browse and borrow in our Libraries, with Librarians on hand to help with homework and recommend a great read - just ask!

Display in the WML

For the KS3 students, the Discovery Library is open before and after school as well as at lunch time for quiet study. For KS4 students, the War Memorial Library is open at lunch time and for Post 16 students, it is available to use throughout the day including morning break.

Look out for our library competitions, including our weekly Word of the Week competition, with loads of great prizes to be won. We have changing book displays and displays of new books to encourage reading for pleasure. We are happy to consider buying any books that we do not currently have – just ask! There are suggestion boxes too for any comments or suggestions you may have.