I love my weekly Sound of Pen classes SO much. But even the hour we spend together each Wednesday isn't enough to make our way through all the ideas we have. S... Read More...
Why might a writer choose to order things the way they do? Let's find out.
Whatever stage you're at with your English studies, it's always interesting t... Read More...
Given that winter means a world without festivals, it's hard to not be constantly looking forward to summer! Let's listen to the artists we most want to see out in a sun-soaked field in 2025 - and hear what they have to say about that holiday season... Read More...
Like Shakespeare, Wilde, Stevenson and so many of our course authors, Chrissy Costanza frequently writes about Hell. But why? And when we come across that Hell... Read More...
How do the best songs of 2022 help us make sense of the texts we're studying at school? Look at the list of our top 75 tracks of the year - then have a go at t... Read More...
We love Against The Current because they’re fighting the same problems that we're battling with too. In order to ensure we understand this, the band make such careful language choices. Just look at their use of alliteration!
Make sure to focus, t... Read More...
Imagine you're living in the 12th Century, chatting to your friends in Latin and someone uses the word 'monstrum'. You know immediately that they're taking abo... Read More...
The more you read, the easier your life as an English student gets.
And yet sometimes the thought of actually picking up a book which is not on the A-Level ... Read More...
From number 50 to number 1, here are the songs we loved most this year.
50. While She Sleeps, Nervous
49. Doll Skin, Control Freak
48. Creeper, Midnight
47. The Summer Set, Back Together
46. One Step Closer, Chrysanthemum
45. Mayda... Read More...
