National Reading Champions Quiz

Thirty-five students in Years 7-9 competed for just four places plus one reserve member on our team for the National Literacy Trust’s National Reading Champions Quiz. The standard of knowledge was very high, so the five students with top marks who went through to today’s cross-regional heat should be very proud of themselves. They are:…

Alexandra Palace Children’s Book Award Ceremony

Our lucky Year 7 book club spent a happy Friday at the BiblioBuzz Alexandra Palace Children’s Book Award ceremony. It was a packed day in which we had the opportunity to buy books from the brilliant Muswell Hill Children’s Bookshop stall and meet the shortlisted authors for book signings. The shortlisted books were: The Soup…

National Literacy Trust Virtual Conference

In early February, our students were lucky enough to be able to join some wonderful online events as part of of the National Literacy Trust’s Virtual Conference for secondary schools. These live events were brilliantly varied and engaging, and our students managed to have their questions answered at all of them. Tsunami Girl: Author and…

World Book Day 2022

We have really celebrated World Book Day in style this year, with lots of things happening all across the school. The Masked Reader You’ve heard of The Masked Singer… well this year eight brave members of HWS staff agreed to dress up in a bizarre assortment of disguises for our very own Masked Reader videos….

Vote for the HWS Book Award 2022!

It’s time to vote! Voting will close on Thursday 24th March, so come on down to the LRC to put your vote in the box or vote online now!