Andy Mulligan

     On Monday 19th October critically renowned author Andy Mulligan visited Beaumont School to talk to year 8 students as well as to year 6 students from Cunningham Hill Primary School and Oakwood Primary School.

      Andy won numerous awards for his novels and is best known for writing the novel  Trash that was shortlisted for the Carnegie Award, published in twenty two languages and made into a Bafta nominated film. The writing of Trash was inspired by his own experiences of working with young people in places such as Brazil, India and the Philippines.

Year 8 students comment about the visit:

    "I thought that he was very entertaining and drew the audience in very well. I also liked the fact that his books were about his life experiences."

Felix Hoare 8A

    "It was amazing to meet the author of the incredibly funny Ribblestrop series. It was very interesting talking to him and he embraced the question session in the library that was organised before his speech in the hall."

Charlie Bolam 8S

     "The author was very clear and caught everyones attention. He stopped every so  often to ask for questions. I liked the story about the girl that had burned down her school and inspired Andy to create the character Millie in his Ribblestrop series."

Charlotte Harding 8A

     "It was really fascinating and exciting to hear about the book idea for "Trash". He     talked about being a teacher in Manila and how he found his ideas in everyday life."

Kate Riches 8A