Millfield English

Offical Twitter account of Millfield's English team, part of the English & Media Department. We promote creativity, enthusiasm and a sense of adventure!

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Our @MillfieldSenior film poetry showcase, in which students from Years 9 and 10 disrupt what a poem can be, premieres on YouTube at 19:15 BST tonight! Features work inspired by poets inc @george_szirtes @HeyAstranaut @stevenjfowler @nellivory @VikShirley https://t.co/TSEoUeXDyc

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Our showcase of innovative film poems by Year 9 and 10 @MillfieldSenior students premieres on YouTube next Wednesday evening! Huge range of styles and topics, inc responses to specially commissioned poems by @nellivory @stevenjfowler @HeyAstranaut @VikShirley @george_szirtes

[Jade Pearce @PearceMrs]

Another thread of my most favourite/referred to research papers - this time on cognitive load theory 🧵🧵🧵
1.The super clear & concise guide to CLT including a summary of the theory and main effects/impacts for classroom instruction.

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

We are recruiting! We’re looking for a dynamic teacher of Media Studies. Full details here: https://t.co/Cj72SHHqEK

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

This film poem, by @MillfieldSenior Year 10 students Nancy and Sonia, inspired by a piece by @VikShirley, is a masterclass in dreamlike surrealism.

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

This powerful, beautifully crafted film poem by @MillfieldSenior Year 10 students Roy and Daniel was made in response to a poem by @HeyAstranaut

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Enjoy this film poem by some of our Year 10 students, inspired by a poem by @stevenjfowler. I love its irreverence, inventiveness and energy! Watch this space for more wonderful film poems by @MillfieldSenior students!

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

This film poem, by @MillfieldSenior Year 10 students Nancy and Sonia, inspired by a piece by @VikShirley, is a masterclass in dreamlike surrealism.

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Enjoy this film poem by some of our Year 10 students, inspired by a poem by @stevenjfowler. I love its irreverence, inventiveness and energy! Watch this space for more wonderful film poems by @MillfieldSenior students!

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

This powerful, beautifully crafted film poem by @MillfieldSenior Year 10 students Roy and Daniel was made in response to a poem by @HeyAstranaut

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

@PieCorbett @MillfieldSenior @HeyAstranaut @george_szirtes @nellivory @VikShirley @stevenjfowler We commissioned new poems from all the poets, linked to our school values. All very exciting!

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Our Year 10 @MillfieldSenior students had a wonderful day yesterday, making film poems in response to poems by @HeyAstranaut @george_szirtes @nellivory @VikShirley @stevenjfowler , with support from teachers of English, Media Studies, Music, and Art & Design.

[René Magritte @artistmagritte]

Man reading a newspaper, 1928 #belgianart #surrealism

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

You can still catch our 2021 film poetry showcase!

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Our students’ film poems get better and more innovative every year. Here’s our 2021 showcase, with adjudication by @HeyAstranaut ! https://t.co/99X6YTSSh8

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Excited about our 2022 @MillfieldSenior film poems project! Film poetry = radical form, mixing images, words + sound. High profile poets are writing stimulus poems for our students, linked to our school values: @george_szirtes @nellivory @HeyAstranaut @stevenjfowler @VikShirley

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Very excited to have received these awesome poetic goodies for @miffylibrary from the phenomenal @HeyAstranaut! Astra is one of five poets writing specially commissioned poems for our students to use as stimulus for their film poems in January. @MillfieldSenior

[Millfield School @MillfieldSenior]

📝Today is #NationalPoetryDay!📝

💬As part of our series of Brilliance Breakfasts, the English department took to the stage with Upper Sixth Gemma presenting a talk on the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke!

✏️Learn more about #English in the curriculum: https://t.co/1qn2iJUnoG

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Happy National Poetry Day! In our @MillfieldSenior English Department Brilliance Breakfast, 6th form English Literature student Gemma gave an awesome talk on the poetry of Rilke, and posed the question “Is poetry life?” Great discussions ensued! #NationalPoetryDay

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

We are recruiting! If you’re a dynamic English teacher with a passion for your subject, we have a position in our thriving English & Media Department, starting January 2022. Full details here: https://t.co/8Km8ohkdqc

[Millfield English @MillfieldEng]

Our students’ film poems get better and more innovative every year. Here’s our 2021 showcase, with adjudication by @HeyAstranaut ! https://t.co/99X6YTSSh8