On 5th November 2009, the High School was delighted to welcome Dr Beverley Naidoo. Awarded the prestigious Carnegie Award for her novel The Otherside of Truth, Naidoo has written many novels, plays and short stories for young people which explore the lives of children on the African sub-continent and the lives of Asylum seekers in the UK. Her themes of racial intolerence and injustice are as relevent to our lives today as they were when Apartheid was the law of South Africa. Naidoo talked about the personal and political motivation behind her work, and also about the experience and process of writing. Year 9 undertook a writing workshop led by her during the afternoon and many books were bought and signed for other members of the school during the lunch break. She was an inspiring visitor.
