by admin | Mar 30, 2017 | English & Media
On Thursday 30th March, an exciting opportunity took place at Balaam Wood School: a live screening of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of The Tempest, the last play Shakespeare wrote (first performed in 1611). This live screening was offered to all...
by admin | Mar 29, 2017 | English & Media
During our Year 8 Literacy and Language lessons last week, we were exploring themes and making links between texts. The group looked at the story of Frankenstein. They were then asked to imagine that they were the creator of a new life (similar to that of Dr...
by admin | Mar 24, 2017 | English & Media
Introducing the English Department’s first Star of the Week! This week our Star is Maisie, who wrote an imaginative narrative from the perspective of Poppy Picked during the First World War. Maisie took inspiration from our current work on War Horse and used...
by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | English & Media
Pupils from Balaam Wood School participated in the BBC’s nationwide project in which tens of thousands of schools become news reporters and producers for the day. Our pupils were especially successful as their story was the only one in the region to get their...
by admin | Mar 7, 2017 | English & Media
Our 12 Year 8 pupils have had their final session with Kurly (the Performance Poet) and their folders for the ARTS Award are completed and are on their way to be marked! We will keep you updated when the results are in. Over the course of the award, pupils have...