English at Alleyn's School

Where 400 years of history meet the exciting energy of south London. Dynamic, enterprising, creative and full of fun for boys and girls aged 11-18. #AllWeCanBe

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#AlleynsEnglish took #AlleynsUpperSchool to see a fascinating adaptation of Milton's Paradise Lost (a set text) @battersea_arts last week. Photo credit Zoe Manders @AlleynsSchool

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#AlleynsEnglish took #AlleynsYear9 to see the brilliant Dear England this week. Thanks @NationalTheatre for a wonderful performance! @AlleynsSchool

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#AlleynsYear10 had a fantastic time watching @pandpsortof this week. What a totally joyous production! #AlleynsEnglish @AlleynsSchool

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#AlleynsEnglish took #AlleynsUpperSchool to see the wonderful Medieval Women exhibition @britishlibrary - would highly recommend! @AlleynsSchool

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#AlleynsEnglish were so excited to have the wonderful Katya Balen talking to #AlleynsYear7 about "October, October" which many are currently studying. Thank you Katya! @AlleynsSchool

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#AlleynsEnglish enjoyed a unique take on the classic tragedy Oedipus @oldvictheatre this week. Great context for our #AlleynsUpperSchool students - especially those currently studying Hamlet. Thanks Old Vic!

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#AlleynsEnglish saw an excellent production of Lonely Londoners last night - thank you @KilnTheatre! #AlleynsUpperSchool @AlleynsSchool

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From skateboarding to satellites with some festive poetry & recipes in between - enjoy our latest edition of student magazine The Trib: https://t.co/17CMEeQclZ @AlleynsSchool
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Great night for a twilight tour of @strawbhillhouse! #AlleynsEnglish took #AlleynsYear12 to deepen our understanding of the Gothic.

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What a fantastically festive evening #AlleynsYear8 had @oldvictheatre watching A Christmas Carol. Thank you for a glorious production! #AlleynsEnglish @AlleynsSchool

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Thanks @TrafTheatre for a dramatic production of The Duchess! Our A level students in #AlleynsYear12 & #AlleynsYear13 had a great evening. #AlleynsEnglish

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Proud to present our latest edition of student magazine The Trib: https://t.co/BwBtScKAhO Dive in for some great content about the dark side of tennis, crosswords and the USA election! #AlleynsEnglish @AlleynsSchool

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So great to have @yvonnembanefo of Culture Creator in last week to talk to #AlleynsYear9 and #AlleynsYear13 studying (different!) Adichie novels about Igbo culture, religion and the power of storytelling. Thank you! #AlleynsEnglish

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#AlleynsEnglish really enjoyed taking this brilliant group to the Dulwich Debating Tournament last weekend @DulwichCollege. You did us proud! @AlleynsSchool @_JaneLunnon

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#AlleynsYear8 getting creative with some found poetry today in celebration of #NationalPoetryDay in their #AlleynsEnglish lesson. @AlleynsSchool

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Happy #NationalPoetryDay! #AlleynsEnglish are running a competition - prizes available for poems about counting from all sections! Get counting! And writing! @AlleynsSchool

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#AlleynsEnglish teachers LOVE getting to choose these brilliant texts to study for coursework with #AlleynsYear12 & #AlleynsYear13. @AlleynsSchool