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Author Event

A Visit From Karl Nova – National Poetry Day

5 October 2023

Our Beacon boys from Years 3-8 were treated on Tuesday to a special Assembly and workshops to celebrate National Poetry Day. Karl Nova, a hip…

Writing with Beasts – Jack Meggitt-Phillips

25 September 2023

Friday afternoon saw the Spinney buzzing with creativity as Years 3 to 6 took part in Writing with Beasts, an hour-long interactive writing workshop held…

Welcoming Cressida Cowell

6 June 2023

On Tuesday, we were delighted to welcome Cressida Cowell, author and illustrator of the hugely popular How to Train your Dragon and Wizards of Once…

Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

27 January 2023

In memory of Holocaust Memorial Day, our boys from Years 6, 7 and 8 all attended a talk with some of our wonderful teachers this…

Andrew Ashwin Author Visit

20 January 2023

We were delighted to welcome Andrew Ashwin (the uncle of one of our Beacon boys) to The Beacon today. Andrew is a well-known singing teacher…