This week’s Scholastic Book Fair attracted a large turnout, as students from all year groups were able to browse through hundreds of titles and buy books at discounted prices. Bridgnorth Endowed is a school that fosters a love of reading for pleasure and the fairs are fun, pop-up events that give students the opportunity to …
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Extreme Reading Challenge Winner
Well done to Lily Hancox from 8SC who won the Extreme Reading Challenge launched to students over the summer. Lily was lucky enough to spend five days with her family in Iceland and was snapped reading a book with an active volcano in the background. Even more impressive was the fact that she had trekked …
Pupils Become Word Millionaires
Bridgnorth Endowed continues its crusade to encourage students to read for pleasure through the recent library refresh, the reintroduction of daily ‘drop everything and read’ sessions and its unwavering commitment to the Accelerated Reader programme. The highly-acclaimed online reading platform is more popular than ever with many students joining the ‘Millionaire’s Club’ by clocking up …
Bridgnorth Endowed’s Library Turns Over a New Leaf
A raft of improvements and changes are on the cards for Bridgnorth Endowed’s school library with a plethora of support coming from its students, parents, staff and members of the local community. Last month, an appeal went out for second-hand books to boost the library’s stock and, since then, a steady flow of bags and …
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Students Attend Shropshire’s First Teen Book Awards
A group of nine Bridgnorth Endowed School students were invited to attended the very first Shropshire Teenage Book Awards held at Concord College near Shrewsbury on Wednesday 22nd May. Eleven schools from the county had been asked to take part in the judging, with pupils from Years 7 to 9 voting for their favourite title …
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Shropshire Teenage Book Awards 2019
Bridgnorth Endowed School pupils have been asked to take part in the judging for this year’s Shropshire Teenage Book Awards, organised by Concord College and the Shropshire School Library Service. The 2019 shortlist of young adult books features works from top authors, including Michael Morpurgo, Jenny Valentine, Nicola Morgan, and Sita Brahmachari. There are eight …