The final of the Year 9 and 10 Poetry Recital Competition was held at the start of term, with five finalists impressing their audience through the mature and fluent delivery of their poems.

In Year 9, Scarlet H and Ilana B were awarded the Highly Commended category for their recital of Last Breath by Carly Dugmore and Dear Mum by Brian Patten respectively. Sam H was announced as the winner with his own poem Climate Change. In Year 10, Cerys D was Highly Commended for her recital of He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by W.B.Yeats and the winner was Klara B with Save Our Earth by Jessica Roberts.