We were delighted to have two special guests join us for this episode: Mrs. Hayden from Finance and Mr. Phillips who is our resident Adventure Sports Coordinator.

In this episode we discussed the classic science fiction novella, 'The Time Machine' by HG Wells.

Our discussion took us everywhere from social inequality to the future of humanity. We were forced to ask ourselves, "Are We All Doomed? And what should we do in order to ensure we continue to survive as a species?"

In today’s episode the Reading Together Book Club get together to discuss some of their most favourite books ever and try to convince of why reading is good for you!

In today’s episode we discuss ‘Inkheart’ by Cornelia Funke - a galloping adventure story that is a powerful reminder of the power of stories to shape our reality.

The new Reading Together crew discuss the murder mystery novel ‘Of Mice and Murder’ by Sally Smith and talk about what makes a good crime fighting duo. 

Mrs Roberts, Miss Snow, Mr Walton and Ted talk about adventure stories and why taking risks through stories is both safe and fun!

Mrs Roberts Hattie and Ben talk about books being relatable and why we all love a good cry!

In today’s episode Mrs Roberts and Amelia discuss ‘The Outside Boy’ by Jeanine Cummins whilst clumsily trying to avoid spoilers! It’s Amelia’s debut on the podcast so please give it a listen!

Mrs Roberts and Tea discuss the acclaimed novel ‘Never Let me Go’ by Kazuo Ishiguro  and whether this is a book well suited to study at GCSE.

Mrs Roberts and Tea discuss how much they both LOVED Tara Westover’s memoir ‘Educated’- a book that if it were fiction would seem unbelievable!

Mrs Roberts and Tea discuss whether we need a World Book Day as well as the two featured reads for this episode: The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne and ‘Circe’ by Madelaine Miller.

‘Reading Together’ is a podcast where pupils from Ditcham Park School talk about the books that we love and why. Each episode features a different book that we have read. We talk about what we love, what we don’t and why reading should be the beating heart of every school community.