Schools Book Talk

After a welcoming speech, all nine participating schools took part in a Book Quiz. There was a number of different rounds based on recent books, one of which was about the works of Philip Reeve, the guest author. The St Richard's team came first in the quiz and their prize was a signed copy of 'Fevercrumb' by Philip Reeve for the college library.

The quiz was followed by a talk given by Philip Reeve and a question and answer session. Ruth Cassidy, one of the St Richard's pupils, wrote in a review of the morning: "I am a fan of Philip Reeve and I was not disappointed. As we had won the quiz, we had our photograph taken with Philip Reeve and our books signed first. His talk was interesting and gave me many new ideas about the life of an author. It was a brilliant morning, which I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone if given the chance."

Forty-one pupils at St Richard's together with twenty seven pupils from Bexhill High School and Claverham Community College also recently joined together for a video conference with the four other schools (Helenswood, William Parker, The Grove and Filsham Valley) involved in the 1066 Schools' Book Award ceremony. Pupil votes from each school were directed by video link.

A total of 104 pupils from all the schools took part in the book award, writing over 173 reviews which were posted on the website. The winner of the 1066 Schools' Book Award 2010 for Years 7/8 was: 'The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd and for years 9/10 was: 'The Carbon Diaries 2015' by Saci Lloyd. Roger Batey and Ray Dixon from the Rotary Club of Bexhill, one of the sponsors of the 1066 Schools' Book Award, also joined the 1066 Book Award group at St Richard's on the day of the video conference. They presented the prizes for the best book review to the three prizewinners from each of the schools.