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Posted by Danielle Bowe
‘Lord of the Flies’ (1954) by William Golding A plane crashes on an uninhabited island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued....
Posted by Lynn Court
Back in April, I mentioned how reading and writing are powerfully linked and how authors often research thoroughly to write in a realistic way. During the Easter break, I returned...
Posted by Lynn Court
Welcome to our latest Carnegie shortlisted book. The eight books chosen to battle for the Carnegie Award represent the best among the new books written for young people. Some are...
Posted by Teresa Turton
The English Faculty would like to draw your attention to another competition opportunity: This year’s theme: Where does the chocolate journey begin? The key ingredient in...
Posted by Lynn Court
Beloved’ (1987) by Toni Morrison Based on a true story, the work examines the destructive legacy of slavery as it chronicles the life of a black woman named Sethe, from her...
Posted by Lynn Court
A couple of months ago on Wednesday 26th February, I had the pleasure of taking a group of 50 year-8 students on a trip to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London to see a...
Posted by Lee Cox
Posted by Danielle Bowe
Can you express yourself through poetry – in whatever shape or form? On behalf of the English Faculty, Mr Johnson and Miss Stanton are excited to announce the launch of our themed...
Posted by Gary Johnson
As you will know, over the last year and half the English faculty has invested in Bedrock Vocabulary learning for all year 7 and 8 students. We recognise that boosting...
Posted by Danielle Bowe

Mr Carter, Head of English, is supporting groups of Year 11 students in the lead up to their English Language and Literature GCSE exams. This week the focus was on the set text ‘A...
In the past week students have earned an impressive 1920 reward points to recognised their hard work, progress and kindness in the community. R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total Year 07 226 242...