When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne (1924) There have been a number of childhood books that I hold dear still, but the one that has had the biggest impact on me is this collection of poems by the creator of Winnie the Pooh. My mum used to […]
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The Complete Works of Shakespeare Let’s get this one out of the way early. There is no way that any self-respecting reader would even contemplate hanging out on a Desert island without this essential companion. I’ve read a number of Shakespeare’s plays and seen film and stage productions of others, […]
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This is a very strange time for everyone, and there isn’t a single part of any of our lives which feels unaffected by COVID-19. We miss hearing about what you are reading as well as sharing recommendations with you in person. A number of organisations are offering their resources and […]
Continue readingThe 57 Bus (KS4+)
‘The 57 Bus gives a real, unique insight into the minds of individuals and the society that we live in. The way I view many aspects of the world has changed after reading and contemplation. The content and themes are extremely relevant to present day and many of the issues […]
Continue readingBringing the LRC to the classroom
Thanks to the generous support of the George Green’s School Trust Fund, we have installed ‘mini-libraries’ in each of our Year 7 and 8 English classrooms to supplement the wonderful array of titles in the LRC, and on VLeBooks. Each mini-library houses multiple copies of some of our most popular […]
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Hitting the shelves this week in the LRC, are a range of brand new fantastic graphic books and novels including the powerful Illegal by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano, George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. You can now visit […]
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Continue readingWelcome Year 7
Staff from the across the English faculty share their favourite books and poems in anticipation of meeting our new Year 7 students.
Continue readingFrom Extract to Novel: KS4/5 Fiction
‘Books are a uniquely portable magic’. Stephen King The English Language GCSE Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing introduces a range of prose fiction drawn from either the 20th or 21st century in extract form. So many are fantastic works of fiction (and personal favourites) that we think […]
Continue readingYear 9 Recommended Reads
‘Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well’. Mark Haddon Reading for just 20-30 minutes everyday helps to improve your knowledge and understanding of the world around you, your confidence, and your reading and writing skills. It also helps to you to relax and […]
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‘A book is a dream that you hold in your hand’. Neil Gaiman Reading for just 20-30 minutes everyday helps to improve your knowledge and understanding of the world around you, your confidence, and your reading and writing skills. It also helps to you to relax and exercise your imagination; […]
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‘That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet‘. Jhumpa Lahiri Reading for just 20-30 minutes everyday helps to improve your knowledge and understanding of the world around you, your confidence, and your reading and writing skills. It also helps to you to relax and exercise […]
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‘Each peach pear plum, I spy Tom Thumb…’ – opening pageEach Peach Pear Plum, Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg (1978) My first text is the children’s book Each Peach Pear Plum – a classic picture book that introduces children to a number of characters from traditional stories like Robin Hood, […]
Continue readingBookbuzz: a new book for every Year 7 & 8 student
From September 2020, all Year 7 and Year 8 students will be asked to choose one book from ten selected titles to keep. Which book will you decide on? Browse our top picks below by reading each blurb, and click on individual book covers to discover more about the author […]
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