Our English section contains our creative writing, book reviews, competitions, links, and soon much more.
Mini sagas are great fun to write and to share with reading friends. But how do you write a mini saga? With the advice here, you'll find it remarkably easy - and your friends and family (not knowing how easy it is) will be very impressed. »»
Here are the two scenes from the really cool comedy, As You Like It. It doesn't have to be on your exam list to be thoroughly enjoyed. It's far funnier than any tv comedy you have seen, and about a trillion times better written. »»
Here's the important play for SATs this school year. Even if this year isn't your Year 9, this is a really good play, very clever, very funny, and - beware - there are parts your mother may not approve of. »»
Here's all about the bleak drama, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. It's an important novel for the GCSEs. »»
As you read your way through the holiday, you make a note of the books and how you felt about them. You hand your notes into the new English teacher ... and win a prize. It really is that simple. »»
The winners of our own Young Film Critic of the Year competition are Waqar Nasir, reviewing The Iron Giant, Jasmine Sultanah with Shrek 2, and Azar Meshkati who saw A Series of Unfortunate Events. Waqar won a £5 book token as first prize. The reviews are here, plus a download for a national competition. »»
Are you ready to enter the Young Film Critic of the Year competition? Here are the essential ten top tips for reviewing films. These tips will improve your own film watching, too.»»
If you are studying poetry, here's a must for you. Here are seven PowerPoint presentations of poems by Year 11 students for GCSE English. They offer an excellent insight into the terms used in analysis of verse. Head of English, Ms Jo Wilson, recommends these presentations.
Emerging from their first year at Willowfield School, these students have written essays to encourage our new students. It's happy and serious and packed with helpful advice. »»
Here's good advice for students coming to high school for the first time. The stories are worth reading whether the advice applies to you or not. They are a good read, excellently and sympathetically written. »»
Our students remember their first day at Willowfield. It was, in a word, scary. But each admits it didn't really need to be. »»
Our new Learning Space features the tragic Israeli-Palestinian conflict, bringing you articles, assignments, a marking scheme, sources for analysis, photographs, and great web links. »»
We are working on our Maths tutoring pages in this Learning Space, but we do have access to an excellent on-line maths tutor. »»
