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Classic Literature Reading Challege

Read a classic over the holidays.

 

1)     Improve your vocabulary

2)     Increase your knowledge

3)     Read something of value

4)     Understand history and cultural context

5)     Enrich your own life

6)     Challenge your brain

7)     Knowledge is power

8)     Share in the human experience

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Year 9 Poetry research

Macbeth (Shakespeare) - Thug Notes Summary and Analysis

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: BBC resources

William Blake

Careers in English

Animal Farm | Summary & Analysis | George Orwell

'London' analysis - Akala

BBC Bitesize - GCSE English Literature - Macbeth

William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' Act 1 Scene 1: Translation (1 of 60)

A Level English Literature: Prose Criticism

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Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2021

Summer 2025 Results

Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2025

BACK TO THE FUTURE, the musical. Thursday 5th June 2025. Years 7 to 10.

Y11 GCSE Drama picnic & Balloon Stomp 2023

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Key Stage 4 Practical lessons

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English Literature English Challenge Literature Reading Just For Fun Year 11 GCSE Drama Animal Farm Food Enrichment Test Homework Attainment Trips Anthology Health Autumn Term GCE ZEN Frankenstein GCSE

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