A former pupil’s book of poetry about his school years, The Examined Life, has been praised by literary critics and celebrities,…
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English News
Awesome Book Awards 2021
| Academic
Congratulations to children’s author, Thomas Taylor, who has won the Awesome Book Awards 2021 for his novel, Malamander. His Award…
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National Poetry Day
| English
In celebration of National Poetry Day our Fourth Form reflected upon The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris,…
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Lockdown Poems
| Academic
Remote learning has given pupils a chance to be creative and reflect on the current global pandemic. Fourth Formers produced…
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A Level English Students Engage with Mohsin Hamid
| English
On Thursday 2nd March, English students from the LVIth and UVIth had the privilege of attending Mohsin Hamid’s talk for…
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Debating Success
| Academic
Cranleigh’s debating team saw considerable success in their first external competitions in five years. Led, and cunningly aided by Mr…
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Two Generations of Cranleigh Poets
| Academic
On Friday November 29th the poet James Harpur visited his old school (he was in 2 North from 1970-75) to…
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English Trip to Open-Air “Mockingbird”
| English
Members of the LVth were treated to a performance of “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre…
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Sins of the Leopard: Pupil, Librarian, Teacher and Poet
| Academic
I am thrilled to post here the news that James Brookes, OC (1999-2004) has had his first full volume of…
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Student Playwriting Competition
| Drama
On Friday 11th May 2012 the Vivian Cox Theatre became the site of Will Stocks’ (LVI, North) playwriting debut. The…
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