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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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Sep 20, 20231 min read
Rossetti radicalism at Tate Britain
Year 13 English students explored an exhibition of the Rossettis at Tate Britain to extend their knowledge of the poet Christina...
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Feb 28, 20231 min read
Patsy Ferran brings Streetcar to Putney
Our Sixth Form English students were excited to welcome actress Patsy Ferran to Putney this term for a workshop on their set text, A...
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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 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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Nov 10, 20212 min read
Twelfth Night captivates Sixth Form at the Globe
By Sophia Wyllie, Year 12 On Wednesday 22 September, Years 12 and 13 ventured out into the heart of London to watch a performance of...
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Nov 10, 20212 min read
Rossetti expert Jan Marsh visits Putney
By Ellie Bowen-Thomas, Year 13 On Wednesday 28 September, Year 12 and Year 13 English Literature students were lucky enough to have...
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