Teachers Talking Texts

In our third session of the English Electives, Mr Rahman and the Sixth Form speak about migration, dehumanisation, institutional neglect and neocolonial industry under the title of English & Power: Capitalism, White Supremacy and Decolonisation. From Grenfell and Yarl's Wood to Unilever, Burkina Faso and Rana Plaza, we build an understanding of what we understand White Supremacy to be and how the English Language plays a role in it all. Find the resources here: https://rb.gy/8tdmrk

Throughout the Winter term, our English teachers are presenting weekly sessions for Sixth Form students on a range of special interest topics. In our second session, Mr Bennie speaks on the culture, competition and growth of theatre in and among the many sides of London.

Throughout the Winter term, our English teachers are presenting weekly sessions for Sixth Form students on a range of special interest topics. Our first session begins with Ms Iqbal and the class speaking on the rise of Instagram poetry, perspectives on the form and how we look at literature. Resources can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/y5wdkmvt and the central discussion begins six minutes in.

Teachers from Mayfield School gather to talk about Jekyll and Hyde, telling you what we think it's all about. In this episode, we discuss whether there's a monster in all of us, the anxieties of today that this novel speaks to, and what makes Stevenson distinctive as a writer.