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An occasional blog concerned with the world of English Language and Literature. Featuring insights from examiners and past students as well as encouraging and inspiring everyone to pick up a book and get lost in a new world.

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Page to Stage - the unwritten adaptation (just as the West End beats me to it)

Sophie Welsh

Aug 19
2 min

Page to Stage - the unwritten adaptation (just as the West End beats me to it)

Shush, I know we shouldn’t have favourites. But if I had to choose, go on then, it would undoubtedly be the IB’s Literature and Performance

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Sophie Welsh

Aug 13
3 min

Shakespeare Reworked

Shakespeare is nothing if not a crackingly good storyteller. That he stole most of his plot lines is neither here nor there, just don’t ask

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A Trip of a Lifetime, with a Nice Little PhD Attached

Sophie Welsh

Aug 5
3 min

A Trip of a Lifetime, with a Nice Little PhD Attached

There's an unmatched thrill in perusing the dusty shelves of a second-hand bookshop, where the scent of old paper and the promise of...

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Tune In, Turn Up, and Geek Out: How BBC Radio 4 Can Be Your Secret Weapon in Acing English Lang Lit

Sophie Welsh

Jul 24
4 min

Tune In, Turn Up, and Geek Out: How BBC Radio 4 Can Be Your Secret Weapon in Acing English Lang Lit

Remember, reading is something that draws you into other worlds. Listening does that too… So let me introduce you to Radio 4.

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Summer Reading for aspiring A Level / IB students

Sophie Welsh

Jul 23
2 min

Summer Reading for aspiring A Level / IB students

Pens down, books away - you’ve done the exams, you’re just waiting for the results. Nothing more to be done. IT’S THE SUMMER!

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Sophie Welsh

Jul 23
2 min

When the Summer Comes...

When the summer comes it comes with long sunny days to catch up on your reading, educational blog posts and revision courses. Not always.

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