UoB School English

Spreading the love of all things literary and linguistic, with a bit of Shakespeare and Austen thrown in for good measure!

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

Year 9 analyse Bill Sikes' character. Brilliant work from Hassan, Remaya, Tasneem, Aideloje, Haider, Oliver, Jacob. Gabriel, Alice, Sharose, Sophie, Luke and Tom!

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

More reviews! #getreading #42

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

Book reviews of ‘The Hitchhicker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ from our 6th form book club #getreading #42 (1/2)

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...and James, Archie, Zara and Rachel! #ofmiceandmen #context #vocabulary

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

Using vocab and definitions tests to inform writing on ‘Of Mice and Men’ - well done Laurence, Malaika, Aisha and Finn! (1/2)

[UoB School @UoBSchool]

And the winners are...
-Simran as Star Baker:red velvet brain
-Pablo for best Technical Bake:bread hands
-Alvyn for Moral Bake:smokers lungs

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

We really enjoyed taking our students to see ‘King Lear’ at The Globe. Undoubtedly, they will “see better" now. #shakespearesglobe #kinglear

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Year 7 and 8 had a wonderful time with the Storyspinner himself yesterday! Thank you Phil 😀#oracy #storytelling

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9Pd meet George and Lennie. Fantastic work from Remaya, Jiaqi, Gabriel, Daisy, Aideloje, Sophie, Sharose, Krina and Haider.

[The Poetry Society @PoetrySociety]

Home is so sad. It stays as it was left,
Shaped to the comfort of the last to go

Larkin's house gets listed status
https://t.co/A6upufVjqs

[Agatha Christie @agathachristie]

'Dash it all': unseen Agatha Christie letters reveal author's relationship
with her publisher https://t.co/cHZwEdEA6q

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

Opportunity for 6th formers interested in literature/ politics / media @UoBSchool_6form @UoBSchool https://t.co/2U9PlI960w

[RSC Learning @RSC_Learning]

Aged 16-19? Get creative with your tech. Enter our Rome Film Challenge: https://t.co/LJgTt3XGL2 @SamsungUK

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

Really impressed with 8A today - superb teamwork and acting in role! #drama #Macbeth #cooperation

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

@UoBSchool 8N students feature here! #writing #outdoorlearning https://t.co/GbwZ72Prtp

[English & Media Ctr @EngMediaCentre]

An important story-how 100s of teachers leapt to let pupils loose & what that says about assessment culture @annmroz
https://t.co/30qodfUkX3

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

One for Team Science @UoBSchool_Biol @UoBSchool_Chem @UoBSchool_Phys https://t.co/eDtORPSz0d

[Guardian Books @GuardianBooks]

'I was hooked for life': science writers on the books that inspired them https://t.co/WScZD99kBm

[Vintage Books @vintagebooks]

“Shoot all the blue jays you want, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Happy Birthday #ToKillAMockingbird, published today, 1960

[Faber Books @FaberBooks]

'You can find magic
wherever you look.
Sit back and relax,
all you need is a book.'

Dr. Seuss
#mondaymotivation

[Picador Books @picadorbooks]

'Not Waving But Drowning'

This week's #FridayPoem is by Stevie Smith and was chosen by @CathyReadsBooks: https://t.co/eKPRvfsvMV

[UoB School English @UoBSchool_Eng]

#FridayThoughts “reading is a route out of yourself” #inspiring #empathy #mentalhealth https://t.co/IoAHXsq4jl

[The Reader @thereaderorg]

‘I think books can save us. They sort of saved me’ - the wonderful @matthaig1 on reading for health & well-being 💙

https://t.co/uC2G9JmEEC