St Thomas More Catholic School
God's servant first
St Thomas More Catholic School have been fortunate enough to be one of the chosen schools who applied to The Guardian Foundation for the Media Literacy Training. In our rapidly developing online world, possessing Media Literacy may not be explicitly part of the KS3 and Continue reading …
This Summer all of our new Y7 students were given a transition project. As part of the ‘Every Child a Reader’ initiative students were invited into our ‘reading corner’ on the STM website where students listened to several of our English Teachers deliver an extract Continue reading …
Year 11 Literature Tutorials during Wednesday form times Year 11 students will receive a fifteen minute tutorial each week during Wednesdays form time. This is bespoke to our school, created by myself and in keeping with the immediate needs for the current Y11 cohort. Last Continue reading …
The term ‘oracy’ was coined in the 1960s by Andrew Wilkinson. His notion was that oracy – the ability to express oneself fluently in speech – should be given equal status to numeracy and literacy in school curriculums, yet over 50 years later that does Continue reading …
Students across school engage in one collective reading morning per week. This is just part of our whole school strategy to ensure that every child leaves STM a reader. Staff in school have nominated one student per tutor group who has demonstrated: Will you receive Continue reading …
Transition Mr A Taylor Mr A Taylor reading from The Speckled Band Mr D Smith Mr D Smith reading from Around the World in 80 Days Mrs E Taylor-Hamblett Mrs E Taylor-Hamblett reading from Little Women Mr F Basketfield Mr F Basktefield reading from Animal Continue reading …
The Second-Hand Book Stall across the last two days raised just over 217.00 which has been donated to The Good Shepherd in Wolverhampton. Thank you to everyone who donated books and those who purchased books alike! Don’t forget to ‘get caught reading’ with your new Continue reading …
As yuletide approaches, the thoughts of Icelanders turn to books. And we’re talking real books here; the ones made from paper. The ones with actual pages that, when fresh and new, waft the promise of discovery as you turn them. Icelanders give books to their Continue reading …
Barrie McDermid, Teacher, Examiner, Consultant and most significantly ‘The Punctuation man’ himself visited St Thomas More Catholic School today to deliver his Reading Show to Y7 and Y8 students. This interactive show full of song, dance and laughter was met with rapturous applause from our Continue reading …
The battle of the shoe box scenes are back!This year students in Year 7 and Year 8 are invited to participate in the shoe box scene competition. We want you to get artistic and creative and create your favourite scene inside a shoebox! Year 7 Continue reading …