In the English subject students experience the richness and variety of the written and spoken word, its concepts and contexts; the exploration of the human condition and the empathy with lives distant from their own; the ability to be transported to other worlds; the lively debate and exchange of opinion in discussion and the growth of their own creativity.
KS3
Public Speaking and Debating (weekly, with out of school workshops and competitions).
Reading groups run by the LRC
One-to-one reading and literacy support.
Book Week (including Readathon, Shakespeare performances, Dress Up Day and many more).
Storytellers’ Club
KS4
A wide range of opportunities are made available to students - from public speaking and debating competitions and clubs to the LAMDA examinations to creative writing. The whole year group is also treated to performances on key texts, as the opportunity arises.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by R L Stevenson
The Time Machine by H G Wells
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Curious
Creative
Confident