Library at St Cuthbert's High School

🏆 ♟️NE Regional Champions ♟️ 🏆 Following an incredibly tense match, St Cuthbert’s defeated JPA to claim the title of NE Regional Champions. The team will now go on to represent the NE at the Schools National Chess Championship Finals held at Nottingham Uni. #StCuthbertsCC

Pupils had to opportunity to spend break time with @DanSmithAuthor. Getting books and bookmarks signed and asking plenty of questions. A great end to a brilliant week of the #StCuthbertsReadingFestival2026! #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen #StCuthbertsREADS

We capped off the week of Reading festivities with a visit from @DanSmithAuthor! Dan spoke with Years 7 & 8 about his inspirations for writing; the films of the 80’s, his childhood spent living abroad and experiences in boarding school. The boys were captivated!

Groups of @StCuthbertsYr10 had the chance to take part in small writing workshops with author Bali Rai. They practiced techniques for GCSE creative writing. Sharing their work and receiving edits to learn how best to hook their audience. #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

We were so lucky to celebrate #WorldBookDay with author @balirai. @StCuthbertsYr9 and @StCuthbertsYr10 enjoyed a thought provoking talk from Bali about multicultural Britain, representation, and identity. #StCuthbertsReadingFestival2026 #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

@StCuthbertsYr10 on the hunt through the library escape room, puzzling over their clues 🕵️‍♂️ 🧩 ⛓️‍💥 #StCuthbertsReadingFestival2026 #StCuthbertsCompetence #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

@StCuthbertsYr9 gave it their all getting through the library escape room in impressive time! ⛓️‍💥 📚 ✨ #StCuthbertsReadingFestival2026 #StCuthbertsCompetence #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

Pupils enjoyed taking part in our History Book Bistro as part of World Book Day. They explored a range of historical texts, shared recommendations and discussed how books can bring the past to life — all while enjoying a biscuit. @WorldBookDayUK @StCuthbertsEng @StCuthbertsHis

@StCuthbertsYr8 showed brilliant teamwork completing the library Escape Room. 📚✨#StCuthbertsReadingFestival2026 #StCuthbertsCompetence #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

The library transformed into Wonderland for the #StCuthbertsReadingFestival Escape Room. Challenging pupils to escape the wrath of the Queen of Hearts! ♥️ ♣️ 🐇 ✨ #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen #StCuthbertsREADS

The legendary English department pulling out all the stops again for @WorldBookDayUK with a myths and legends inspired theme. #StCuthbertsCommitment

For our Book Bistro we created a forest setting – a perfect backdrop for our Myths & Legends theme. Riddles, books & snacks as we explored tales of gods, heroes and creatures. A legendary way to mark @WorldBookDayUK! 🌿📚Thanks to Miss Mann & Miss Ahmad for their creative genius!

Our Book Bistro opened this week as part of our Reading Festival in honour of World Book Day. Students explored texts, shared recommendations and celebrated the power of reading together. 📚✨ #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen #StCuthbertsRE #StCuthbertsCommitment #WorldBookDay

It’s getting busy at the Book Bistro @StCuthbertsGeog @StCuthbertsEng @StCuthbertsRead #menofcommitment

Nothing beats a good book… especially when it’s about tech! 📚💻 Our Computer Science Book Bistro is helping pupils explore coding, AI and cyber security. Part 1 @StCuthbertsHigh @StCuthbertsEng @StCuthbertsRead #StCuthberts #StCuthbertsCommitment

Nothing beats a good book… especially when it’s about tech! 📚💻 Our Computer Science Book Bistro is helping pupils explore coding, AI and cyber security. Part 2 @StCuthbertsHigh @StCuthbertsEng @StCuthbertsRead #StCuthberts #StCuthbertsCommitment

Ctrl + Alt + Quiz....our Sixth Form IT students are tackling the World Book Day Quiz 💻📕🎶 @StCuthbertsHigh @StCuthbertsRead @StCuthbertsEng #StCuthberts #StCuthbertsCommitment #WorldBookDay2026

Another great showing from St Cuthbert’s chess team. The 5-1 victory has the team progressing into the Regional Finals of the Schools National Chess Championships. ♟️👑 #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen #StCuthbertsCompetence #StCuthbertsCC

A great final for the Years 7 & 8 Chess Tournament. Congratulations to Samuel F (Y7) and David Y (Y7) for a well played tournament. Samuel was crowned champion in this tense final match. #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen #StCuthbertsCompetence #StCuthbertsCC #StCuthbertsChess

Year 8 have been exploring their interests with the genre card game in library lessons. Answering questions to discover what genres and books suit them best. Sparking great discussions and exploring new titles. @StCuthbertsEng #StCuthbertsREADS #StCuthbertsCompetence