LITERATURE FESTIVAL We h ave h ad an o th er exci ti n g yea r i n E n g l i s h as we h ave co nti n u ed to d e lve into t h e wo r l ds o f a u th o rs, po et s a nd p l ay wr i g ht s. Th e stu dents h ave co nti n u e d to l e a r n a n d a ppreci ate how S h a ke s p e are is a s rel eva nt to day a s he wa s ove r 400 yea rs a go, h ow po etr y has th e p owe r to s h a pe th e so ci et y we l ive i n, a n d h ow d rama ca n be po l i ti ca l as well as e nte r t ai n i n g. Th e K S 4 stu dent s h a d t h e wo n d er f u l o ppo r tu n i t y to se e th i s fo r t h e m s el ves o n sta ge w h en we watch e d t h e p ro du c ti o n o f th ei r GCSE tex t An I n s p e c to r Ca l l s, per fo r med by We s t E n d ac to rs, o n sta ge at Th e J un c t i o n in S e p tember. I n Febru a r y, th e Ye ar 10 s t u dents were a l so l u ck y e n ou g h to b e pa r t o f a wo r ksh o p w i t h th e re n ow n e d a u th o r Al w y n Ha mi l ton wh o s h are d h e r w r i ti n g jo u r n ey to i nspi re f u t u re w r i ters at K i n gs’. Th e E n g l i s h co r r i do rs h ave been buzz in g t h is yea r w i th th e ma ny
op p or t unit ies t hat st ud ent s have b e e n involved in. Well d one to t he st ude nt s t hat comp eted in t he C hevron R e a de r s’ Cup t his year whic h is p ar t of t he Emirates Fest ival of Literat ure and t hose who entered t he Literat ure Po e t r y Fest ival in O c tob er. We are p roud to have suc h avid read er s and asp ir i n g p oet s here at K ings’. The English D ep ar t ment is also p roud to have a team of English Am b assad or s ac ro s s KS3, KS4 and KS5 who have d evelo p e d t heir sk ills wit hin t he sub jec t, t he i r lead er ship sk ills, and KSAB value s. We look for ward to welcom ing mo re st ud ent s to t he team nex t year. Finally, we would like to say a hug e well d one to our Year 11 st ud ent s. We wish you t he b est of luc k in your fu t u re end eavour s. M r s Gret ton Head of S econd ar y English Teac he r