On Wednesday this week our entire Year 11 joined students from across the North West at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester for the 2025 GCSE Poetry Live event.

The event offered students an incredible opportunity to engage with contemporary poets whose work forms part of the curriculum, including such eminent poets as Simon Armitage, John Agard, Carol Ann Duffy, Imtiaz Dharker, Dalit Nagra and Owen Sheers.

The day also saw sessions with experienced Chief Examiners who led the students through the skills vital for success in the study and examination of poetry.

Well done to all of the students who engaged so well with the day.