Pupils dress up for annual book day at Haydon School

CHILDREN and staff at Haydon School joined in a fun day of dressing up as their favourite book characters as part of an annual event.

On Friday (6) all 300 of the year seven pupils and the teachers at the school in Wiltshire Lane, Eastcote, got dressed up for the school's annual book day.

Leigh Beauchamp, head of English, said: "Haydon's annual book day just continues to grow and inspire pupils and staff alike.

"With such a positive approach to reading and literacy pupils' reading has seen an increase of a staggering eight per cent since the day began three years ago.

"With many staff members also dressing up for the day the message is clear - reading is fun and important too.

"It has got bigger and bigger due to its success and now sixth formers also dress up as well as nearly all the staff. We hope to have a whole school one next year."

Pupils also won prizes for the best costumes and Joe Craig, author of the Jimmy Coates series ran a workshop on the day and there was also a pantomime in the afternoon, paid for by the PTA.