English & Philosophy

The English and Philosophy curriculum area is located in Block 1: EXPLORE.
It is comprised of the following departments:

English

English forms part of the core curriculum at KS3 and 4. All students study both GCSE English and English Literature at KS4. Students can elect to study A levels in English Language, English Literature and Creative Writing at Post 16. 

Philosophy

Philosophy is taught by members of the English Department and can be studied at A level.

Websites:

Tallis English website

Tallis Post 16 English & Philosophy page

English spelling quiz

Spelling games

Lovereading4kids website

Bookaddictedgirl website

Bookzone4boys website

How to spell a word

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National Poetry Day

On Thursday 27th September, we celebrated National Poetry Day across the school. The theme was freedom, and students created poems both in tutor time and in their English lessons. Please enjoy a selection of student's work!

​Congratulations to the following tutor groups who won our acrostic poetry competition: 7BM, 8RC, 9DB, 10FA

7DT Freedom Poem
​8CB Poem

Winning poems displayed below:

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Harry Potter reading lesson ​

On Monday 17th July, a range of staff and students dressed up as different Harry Potter characters to perform a chapter from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for Year 7 students. Students really enjoyed the performance and the book was really brought to life. Thank you so much to everyone involved! Enjoy the pictures!

Harry Potter Reading Performance from Thomas Tallis School on Vimeo.

National Writing Day 

​On Wednesday 21st June, the English department celebrated National Writing Day. Students were given free reign to write on any topic they wished, with some prompts provided if needed. Here is a selection of the work: