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The website for all things English at Putney High School.
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Dec 12, 20242 min read
Library update: buddies, Book Club and Black History Month
by Ms Nylinder, the Librarian Putney High students are challenged to read a wide range of excellent books throughout the year. For the...
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Dec 12, 20241 min read
Fix the system, says FemBookSoc
by Jesse F, Year 13 This term, FemBookSoc has explored the works of many seminal authors, such as Virginia Woolf, where we discussed her...
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Dec 12, 20241 min read
Revolution and evolution for ASIP
by Charlotte S, Year 12 At the beginning of the autumn term, a new ASIP ( A Study in Purple ) team inherited the school magazine and...
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Mar 26, 20242 min read
Library update: learning through the fun of reading
by Ms Nylinder, the Librarian The Library has partnered up with other departments this Spring Term to broaden its offer of inspiring...
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Mar 22, 20241 min read
Year 10 student 'Highly Commended' in GDST competition
Year 10 student Sophie I was 'Highly Commended' in this year's overall GDST Creative Writing Prize for the Years 10 & 11 category....
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Feb 9, 20241 min read
Innovation and AI in Poetry Festival
Our Poetry Festival has long been a highlight of the Putney calendar, and this year’s event, judged by poet Ella Frears, was no...
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Dec 7, 20232 min read
Library update: 'buddies', Book Clubs and more
by Ms Nylinder, the Librarian The Autumn term has been packed with activities involving reading and sharing good books. The Year 7...
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Dec 6, 20231 min read
Club updates: English beyond lessons
FemBookSoc (photo above) continues to explore a wide variety of topics through a feminist lens. It has been very well attended this term...
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Oct 9, 20231 min read
Year 11 probes feminism in 'Rebecca'
Thirty students studying the Daphne du Maurier classic Rebecca met after school earlier this term to discuss whether it could be classed...
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Jul 10, 20231 min read
Year 11 winner in Young Writers' Competition
Lucy-Mai A in Year 11 (pictured above) has been declared a winner in the 2023 Wimbledon BookFest Young Writers’ Competition. She won the...
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Feb 24, 20231 min read
Putney impresses in Poetry Festival 2023
The Poetry Festival 2023 gave our finalists the opportunity to perform their selected work to staff, students and parents -- and this...
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Dec 8, 20221 min read
FemBookSoc: from the prison system to the World Cup
by Rosie R This term in FemBookSoc, we have covered a huge range of topics, with presenters discussing novels, articles and TV (including...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
Year 11 grapples with Rebecca
The exam text Rebecca was the subject of some frank exchanges during a Year 11 after-school Harkness discussion in late November. During...
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Oct 13, 20221 min read
Year 11 delivers stunning enrichment work
Year 11 students once again impressed teachers and fellow students with an impressive array of creative and academic outcomes for the...
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Mar 22, 20221 min read
Lynn Nottage Q&A inspires Year 11
by Rawnaq I and Rita W in Year 11 Lynn Nottage is an award-winning American playwright and screenwriter who remains the only woman to...
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Nov 10, 20211 min read
Students shine at media awards
Ahana and Eloise in Year 13 enjoyed a gala lunch at London's Guildhall to celebrate the success of Putney's school magazine A Study in...
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Nov 10, 20212 min read
Ahana takes top poetry prize
Ahana in Year 13 has been named one of the top 15 winners in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2021. This competition, in its 23rd...
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