We were thrilled to welcome award-winning Canadian author, Susin Nielsen to Cramlington as part of her whistle-stop tour around the UK to promote her new book, No Fixed Address. Susin spoke about her background, her childhood ambition to be a writer and her previous work in television, before reading the intriguing opening chapter of her… Read more »
Students in y10 were recently treated to a visit from the critically-acclaimed Young Adult author, Holly Bourne as part of her national tour. While Holly’s previous books looked at feminism and equality, her latest book turns the spotlight on mental health, friendship and the power of kindness. The main character in “Are We All Lemmings… Read more »
We are hosting an open evening for Year 6 parents on Wednesday 3rd October from 6pm-8pm. Come along to find out about our curriculum, tour our facilities and speak to staff and students about life at Cramlington Learning Village. We currently have places available for Year 7 starting September 2019.
Best-selling author Cathy Cassidy visited CLV last week as part of the promotional tour for her latest book, Sami’s Silver Lining. Cathy talked about the inspiration behind her books and her writing process – which involves a lot of daydreaming! Cathy also showed students how she uses mood boards to collect her ideas for new… Read more »
Girls in y8 and y9 were treated to an author event with the prize-winning Irish author, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. Sarah writes poignant and big-hearted stories about family and friendships. Her newest book, The List of Real Things, follows two sisters who have lived with their mad uncle since the death of their parents. Bee, the… Read more »
Our year 7 students took part in a powerful drama performance at the Northumberland Miners’ Picnic at Woodhorn recently. The group had been involved in a major creative writing project looking at the devastating impact of the First World War on a small mining community in Ashington. The project was organised in conjunction with the… Read more »
We were delighted to welcome author Laura Steven this week to talk about her experiences as a writer and run a workshop with some of our year 10 English students. Laura talked about her experiences in writing for different mediums, from her recently published book to half hour TV scripts, and how to build ideas… Read more »