A Christmas Carol has become a story so deeply entrenched within our culture that it is hard to extract the narrative from any other of the traditions of the season. Whether singing along to the recently reinstated ‘When Love is Gone’ in the Muppets version, to...
Wherever we look, we can access the news. Many of you probably have a news app on your phone. Social media bombards us with links to current affairs. We literally have the world at our fingertips and can access this wherever we are – pretty much. So, that’s all great...
Whatever level you are at, reading non-fiction texts is likely to be an important part of your course. At Key Stage Three, you will be assessed on different types of it for your assignments, and at Key Stage Four, non-fiction texts are at the core of your Paper 1...
Reading is a lifelong habit that can do wonders for the brain. Many young people nowadays enjoy reading non-fiction texts about science, politics and art. However, did you know that reading classical literature novels can offer different insights into the world? From...
Words can be incredible tools – with the power to heal, transform, and even make history. The following three inspiring speeches demonstrate their capacity to change the world. 1. Martin Luther King Jr., ‘I Have A Dream’, 1963 ‘I still have a dream, a dream deeply...
The world of literature is populated by weird and wonderful characters, from Lewis Carroll’s Mad Hatter (Alice In Wonderland) to Antony Burgess’ Alex (A Clockwork Orange). You might recognise the five characters below from some of the world’s most famous works of...
