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Bookclub, Podcast 3

  Hello! It’s nearly the end of the summer, and this podcast marks the end of the Ward & Walter Summer Read. But fear not, as Ward & Walter shall return for a new podcast series in the autumn with some great new reads, and a two-part Christmas special! But that’s a while away. For [...]

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Bookclub, Podcast 2

  Hello. Below you will find our second Podcast, plus details of the books discussed.   The Summer Read, Podcast 2 from BillericaySchool on Vimeo. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Synopsis: Harry Potter is preparing to leave the Dursleys and Privet Drive for the last time. But the future that awaits [...]

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Summer Read

Hello! Just a quick message to say that Ward & Walter will return with two new podcasts very soon, featuring the works of J.K. Rowling, Anne Frank, Lynda La Plante, Gillian Cross and many more! Plus, some more videos including Mr Howells, some lovely English teachers and Mrs Smith.

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Virals by Kathy Reichs

Now, I am a big fan of Kathy Reichs and her creation, Temperance Brennan. She’s so popular that she inspired the hit TV series Bones, due to the sheer cleverness of plot, accurate detail and witty writing style. With crime novels you can’t really change the basics of the storyline- someone’s murdered, the main character [...]

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Bookclub, Podcast 1

Hello! The Ward & Walter Summer Read begins in this very hot first week of August with two interesting paperbacks to get your teeth into! On this page you will find our first audio podcast (the video below) plus a small collection of our views about the texts. There will also be summaries of the [...]

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When God was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman

When I picked up this book I wasn’t quite sure what genre it was. Possibly romance, since it talks about “love in all its forms”. Or maybe adventure, for it chronicles the happenings of Elly, a young girl born in 1968. Even after reading it, the genre still isn’t crystal clear. A bildungsroman is my [...]

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New ‘Summer Read’ Videos Added!

              Ward & Walter were in the school over these past few weeks (you may have seen us!). Below you will find all the videos we made of staff and students talking about what they are excited about reading over the summer.   Mrs Smith Mrs Hammond Mrs Shearer [...]

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Countdown to 2012 Olympics starts at The Billericay School Sports Day

21st July 2011 By Danielle Sports day is an annual event for the school, this year the weather was favourable not being too hot or cold and also stayed dry. Each student took part in at least one event. When not taking part in a race, pupils provided support and encouragement for their house. Students [...]

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School Speedy Sports Day

21st July 2011 By Lucy The Billericay School’s annual sports day took place yesterday. The sports day was split into two parts, the morning events and the afternoon events. The morning events were rounder’s, table tennis, badminton, bench ball and long jump and high jump as a joint activity.             [...]

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BILLERICAY SCHOOL SPORTS DAY

  By Kieran, Chloe, Sofia and Rebecca Wednesday 20th July was Sports Day at Billericay School. Students had previously picked the sports they wanted to play, which were a choice between 7 aside football, Benchball, Rounders, Tug of War, Badminton, Table Tennis, Long/High Jump (as one event) and boules. Students chose one event for before [...]

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