Year 9 Speaks Out!
On Monday 17th October, 29 members of Year 9 took part in the Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge workshop. Every year Darrick Wood School participates in the scheme, which aims to instil in pupils the skills, confidence and desire to speak in public through workshops run by the Speakers Trust and funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation. At end of each workshop, six pupils are selected for the school’s internal finals, with these contenders eventually narrowed down to two school…