Podcast by Mr Baugh
11 June 2025
In this special episode, a number of Year 8 students share their poetry responding to the Grenfell Tower fire on 14th June, 2017. Thank you to everyone involved and particularly to those students who shared their responses.
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10 June 2025
In this episode, we explore Seamus Heaney’s The Road to Derry, tracing its depiction of political and personal conflict after Bloody Sunday. Through powerful imagery and restrained anger, Heaney transforms grief into quiet defiance. Use this episode to support your revision of conflict poetry ahead of your end-of-year exams.
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09 June 2025
🎙️ Ready to test your knowledge? This interactive revision quiz covers key Year 7 English topics — mythology, symbolism, inequality, and literacy skills. Listen, think, and answer — then check how you did! Perfect for practising generative revision and boosting long-term memory. Grab a pen or just listen along!
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22 May 2025
In this special episode of Study Sessions, we delve into Simon Armitage’s The Manhunt, a poignant exploration of the enduring impact of war on both soldiers and their loved ones. Narrated from the perspective of a soldier’s partner, the poem unfolds as a delicate journey through physical scars and psychological wounds, revealing how trauma reverberates beyond the battlefield. Make sure this episode features in your exam revision ahead of your end-of-year English exams in June.
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16 May 2025
In this episode, we explore Jack Merridew’s transformation in Lord of the Flies, tracing his evolution from head boy to savage chief. Through close analysis of key quotations, we uncover how Golding uses Jack to examine power, violence, fear, and the fragility of civilisation.
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15 May 2025
In this episode, focusing specifically on Year 7's end-of-year assessment, we look at Section C of the paper: the Victorian workhouse description. Use this podcast in conjunction with your exam preparation booklet and Mrs Fallon's in-person deconstruction of the task to ensure effective, successful revision!
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