Author Inspires Pupils with his Incredible Life Story and Passion for Reading

Sungju Lee, debut author and North Korean defector,visited Whalley Range 11-18 High School on Friday 14th October 2016 to talk to Year 9 students about his eagerly awaited novel for young people – Every Falling Star. This enthralling memoir, co-written by author and journalist Susan Elizabeth McClelland, recounts his experiences of surviving of being abandoined …

Summer School Success at Manchester Met

In June year 10 students from schools across Manchester attended MMU’s annual Summer School. The students in attendance were given the opportunity of sampling lectures and seminars in a range of subject areas and were invited to put together a presentation at the end of the week showcasing their experiences. Tanya Ashworth form Crompton House …

Martyn Bedford Inspires Students at Stretford high

By Naeemah Salloo and Iqra Malik, Year 9, Stretford High School 'Have you ever thought that something was straightforward till you met someone and realised it wasn't?' On Tuesday 15th March, we were lucky enough to have the amazing author, Martyn Bedford visit our school. The talk, led by the author of multiple adult and …

L.A. Weatherly Visits Whalley Range High School

By Belkise, Year 7, Whalley Range High School Last Thursday, we walked to the hall with excitement building in our throats and our happiness growing larger and larger with every step. As we got there and sat down, eyes were everywhere, waiting from the author. Silence. There was only one person on the stage: L.A. …

Best-Selling Author Visits Whalley Range High School for World Book Day!

By Taha Hague, Year 9, Whalley Range High School Last Thursday, at Whalley Range High School, we were greeted by an incredible author, L.A. Weatherly! The author of the best-selling Angel series came to stop by, to talk to us about her new book: Broken Sky, to a group of Year 7s and to the Creative …

L.A. Weatherly Celebrates World Book Day

World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March saw Manchester Children's Book Festival visit local schools with author L.A. Weatherly, to talk about her fantastic YA novel Broken Sky. Lee and MCBF Director Kaye Tew visited two Manchester schools, armed with boxes of books supplied by Urmston Bookshop and destined for the school libraries and into the hands of eager readers. …

Human Rights Workshops (Pupil Work)

Human Rights (by Harvey Milner) I’m walking down the street Children left and right Some are blind, some are deaf and some are nearly dead. When I walk down the street Children just stare with waterfilled eyes I can see the sorrow through their pupils besides my lucky self in the reflection. I walked down …

Human Rights Workshops (Pupil Work 1)

Dear People of the World (By Luke Mason, Year Nine, Bury Church of England High School) Dear people of the world, I believe that we are all equal as brothers and sisters. However, some of our family are in need of our help. Those unfortunate people do not have the privilege of education or safety …

Habeeba Naseer from Abraham Moss High School Shares her Experiences of Education in England and Pakistan

This beautiful poem, Lab Pe Aati, written by Allama Iqbal, reminds me of children in my own country of Pakistan, who dream about an education that will help them to forge a better future, but are unable to afford the cost of going to school. Here in the United Kingdom, where I live now, we …

Migrated Nation

Migrated Nation is a 20 minute documentary filmed and edited by MMU Info Comms undergraduate, Awais Butt. It focuses on the experiences of Pakistani migrants in the 1960s and 70s who came to Manchester in search of work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snTPPaHTzbg