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GMS Summer Reads

Posted on 19 May, 2023 in About GMS, Clubs, English, General News

“So many books, so little time” reading is wonderful, most especially when you find a ‘gem of a book’ that becomes truly memorable. GMS promotes reading in so many ways: through the library; in the monthly ‘Drop Everything and Read’ initiative; in the E2 Wednesday KS3 Book...

Poetry Live

Posted on 17 Mar, 2023 in About GMS, Curriculum, English, Events, General News, Key Stage 4, Trips, Trips Reviews

Poetry Live Reviews. On 28th February, 70 Year 11 students travelled to Oxford for the annual Poetry Live event. The website is delighted that two students have reviewed the event for us because it gives us all a flavour of what they experienced. “At Poetry Live we were able to experience readings...

Literary Festival: Spelling Bee

Posted on 8 Mar, 2023 in About GMS, English, Events, Extra Curricular, General News, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4

As part of the GMS’s Literary Festival Week, there was a Spelling Bee competition. On Thursday 2nd March it was KS3; on Friday 3rd March KS4. Audience members watched while their team players participated in spelling words accurately. It was a great competition. In KS3, there were ten participants from...

Conn Iggulden: Author Interview-Literary Festival

Posted on 6 Mar, 2023 in About GMS, English, Events, Extra Curricular, General News, History

There is something magical about meeting and interviewing an author with an international reputation. So, the visiting celebrity author Conn Iggulden, was a huge success with the students and staff who gathered in T13 to listen and question him. He explained that he enjoyed writing historical fiction,...

English Othello Trip

Posted on 27 Feb, 2023 in 6th Form, About GMS, English, General News, Trips

Year 13, along with Mrs Houston and Mrs Sadd, had a lovely trip to London to see Frantic Assembly’s Othello at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. Othello is a set A-level text, so having the chance to go to the theatre to see it was great for the students. The whole day was memorable, even the train and...