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The Flecker society convened to discuss Sylvia Plath’s ‘The Bell-Jar’. Thank you to this U6th pupil who gave us such an insightful analysis.

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Thank you to this U5th pupil who gave a fascinating presentation on George Orwell’s ‘1984’.

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A fantastic turnout for the first Debating Society meet of the year!

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Flecker Society convened to discuss Tennyson’s ‘Ulysses’ - with thanks to Mr Gray for his insights.

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English lessons on location!

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L6th listened to a close text analysis of the Stonehenge extract in ‘Tess’ with Miss Kinmond, before taking part in a guided meditation by Miss Abdul-Karim.

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L6th enjoyed taking in the atmosphere and then a talk from Miss Abdul-Karim on the history and construction of Stonehenge.

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Arrival at the Henge!

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L6th English pupils have arrived at Stonehenge and are retracing the footsteps of Tess and Angel Clare!

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Thank you to Mr DuPont who gave a fascinating talk on the work of Georges Perec. We were particularly astounded to hear about his novel entirely written without the letter ‘e’!

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We are celebrating #PrideMonth in the English Department!

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The Flecker Society were delighted to welcome Mr O’Donoghue this evening. He gave us some fascinating insights into ‘Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee.

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Thank you to these two L6th pupils who led a fascinating Flecker talk analysing the lyrics of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.

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This evening the Flecker Society welcomed Mr Gray who discussed ‘The Marriage Plot’ by Jeffrey Eugenides.

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The Flecker Society were delighted to welcome Mr Hook this evening, who delivered a fascinating talk on ‘Another Now’ by Yanis Varoufakis.

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Thank you to this U6th pupil who gave a superb talk on the topic of French Existentialist Literature this evening.

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A huge thank you to this U6th pupil who gave an inspiring talk to the U5th ahead of their upcoming GCSE Literature exam.

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Flecker Society reconvened this evening to discuss our holiday read: ‘As I Lay Dying’. We enjoyed discussing the fragmented narrative form and contextual links to ‘Streetcar’.

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Yesterday's Routh demonstrated what our school community is all about - friendship, sportsmanship, achievement and fun.

The sun was shining down on the Upper as pupils and staff ran across the glorious Rutland countryside, with the winner crossing the line at 30:21:20.

Congratulations to all those who came away with silverware, including the winning houses - Fairfield and Highfield! 🏆

Wishing everyone in our community a wonderful Easter break.

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Today the Flecker Society celebrated another successful term. We are looking forward to next term and a wide range of talks from staff and pupils.