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Our headline event for all schools takes place at the Wyvern Theatre and this year we will be welcoming the author AF Steadman on Monday 9th November 2026! AF Steadman is an award-winning author who will be talking about her life as an author and introducing us to the world of Skandar! Also during the week, poet Rebecca Rocker will be joining us to visit the secondary schools to perform her
poetry to all Year 7 students. Rebecca encourages everyone’s “inner poet” by supporting them to create their own rhymes and verse.

 

Our Inter-school Book Quiz finishes the week on Friday 13th November at The Ridgeway School. This is always a highly competitive event
between the schools’ bookworms. Will Ridgeway retain the title in 2026 and who will challenge them to the trophy? It is all to play for!

 

The Festival programme also includes our  Creative Competition –  Calling all budding poets, storytellers and illustrators! Here's your chance to shine in this year's exciting creative competition. Choose one (or more!) of the following categories and let your imagination soar:

 Poetry – Write an original poem on the theme of Change.

 Illustration – Create a unique artwork in any style or size inspired by a piece from Skandar 

 Story Writing – Craft a short story (max 500 words) inspired by one of the real objects from the Science museum

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Please see our competitions page for more details of prizes and closing date

 

We are also very proud of our Library Ambassadors award which involves each Librarian nominating a student who has contributed to the
running of the LRC and the coordination of the SYFL.