English
The English department is housed in the Griffin Centre which is a purpose-built block, including four large classrooms, two smaller seminar rooms and a Drama Studio. Each member of the department has a large work-space in the Department Office adjacent to the classrooms. The department is well resourced, with built-in TV and video facilities in every room, OHPs and DVD players and a fixed interactive whiteboard and data projector for departmental use in one of the rooms. In addition there is a large stock room for departmental use to all classrooms.
The English Department is a hard-working, high-achieving, supportive team. We work collaboratively, with regular departmental meetings, in-house training and good access to externally run courses contributing to the development of staff and the subject. We have experienced success in raising attainment in English at all levels within the school. Our record for staff development is evident in the number of team members taking on additional responsibilities within a short time of joining.