--- title: "Frank Cottrell-Boyce Visits Year 8" url: "https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/news/2023-03-02-frank-cottrell-boyce-visits-year-8" school: "Great Sankey High School" --- # Frank Cottrell-Boyce Visits Year 8 ![Image of Frank Cottrell-Boyce Visits Year 8 ](https://files.schudio.com/great-sankey-high-school/images/news/FCB_social_(1_of_2).JPG) 2 March 2023 Award-winning screenwriter and author Frank Cottrell-Boyce kicked off our school's annual Literary Festival by bringing his books to life for hundreds of our Year 8 students. This was a special event for World Book Day which is on Thursday 2nd March. Students were enthralled by Frank, who spoke about his childhood, achievements, his career, his passion for reading and his role as children’s author. He spoke about why reading for pleasure is so important and, what inspired him to write. Students thoroughly enjoyed the interactive part of the talk. They were engaged as he gave them a taste some of his writing from a selection of magnificent books, that have a significant impact on his readers. The talk was followed by two creative writing workshops, in which students were involved in creating short stories from the opening line “wouldn't it be great if . . .” Students' comments from the day were: ***“This workshop helped me think of creative ideas that I can write abou.t”*** ***“It was intriguing and encouraged me to read more.”*** ***“I really liked all the tips he gave. It has inspired me to write more.”*** ***“The event was humorous, exciting and full of great advice.”*** Our Literary Festival is running all week with students taking part in a range of literary based activities. ![](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/images/GSHS_Literary_Festival_23.jpg) [ Barrow Hall College Book Club](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/news/2023-02-06-barrow-hall-college-book-club) [Bake Off for Science Week! ](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/news/2023-03-20-bake-off-for-science-week) ### Our School - [Welcome from the Executive Principal](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/headteacher-s-message) - [Our Values & Ethos](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/our-values) - [Virtual Tour](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/virtual-tours) - [Our Staff](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/staff) - [News](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/news) - [Admissions](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/admissions) - [Open Evening](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/open-evening) - [School Performance Information](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/results) - [Ofsted Information](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/ofsted-information) - [Policies and Reports](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/policies-and-reports) - [Governance](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/governance) - [Work For Us](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/recruitment) - [Prospectus](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/school-prospectus) - [Omega Multi Academy Trust](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/our-school/omega-multi-academy-trust) - [Contact Us](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/contact) ![Great Sankey High School](https://files.schudio.com/great-sankey-high-school/images/logo/Omega_Part_of_Logo_White_Mono.png) **Great Sankey High School** Barrow Hall Lane Warrington Cheshire WA5 3AA Tel: 01925 724118 Fax: 01925 727396 Email: ## Follow Us - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/GreatSankeyHS/) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/omega-multi-academy-trust) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/great_sankey_high_school/) ## Translation © Copyright 2016–2026 Great Sankey High School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://great-sankey-high-school.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) Update cookies preferences