Calling our Former A Level English Scholars
We are hoping to enlist the help of our former A Level English students to inspire current and future students.
Rose Sees her Story in Print
Year 7 Rose F entered a short story competition and has been chosen to have her writing published in a book!
Year 7's Recipe for Success
Students in 7b5 created their own Congleton High School Recipe for Success in their English lessons.
Year 10 Explore Poetry in Ash Dickinson Workshops
We welcomed poet and author, Ash Dickinson, back in to school in June to lead Poetry Workshops for our Year 10 students.
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Biscuits, Books and Better Grades!
Our English team are running their Year 10 'Biscuits and Books' after school sessions again every Wednesday from 12th June.
A Poetic Challenge for Key Stage 3 Students
Key Stage 3 students are invited to take part in a national poetry competition.
Year 7 Readathon Winners Announced
Our Year 7 Readathon winners and runners up have been announced and presented with their prizes.
Year 10 English Students Take Over the Lesson
Jozsef and Lennon helped classmates improve their creative prose writing recently.
Students' Active Role in our 'Reading School' Plans
A group of our Year 10 and Year 12 students participated in Reading Buddy training at Crewe UTC in March.
Can You Spot the Bot?
Our Year 12 English Language students took part in research to find out whether humans can spot AI text. You can have a go too!
After School English Revision Sessions for Year 11 Students
Our English faculty are running after school English Literature revision sessions to support Year 11 students with all the set GCSE texts.
A World Book Day Murder Mystery Challenge for Year 7
Our Year 7 students used their best detective skills to solve our World Book Day Murder Mystery Challenge in their LRC lesson.
World Book Day at CHS
Our students enjoyed a wonderful World Book Day this year, with a range of activities designed to encourage them to read for pleasure.
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Year 7 Students Challenged to a Readathon for our First House Competition.
To coincide with World Book Day UK our first House competition was a Readathon for Year 7 students.
Encouraging a Love of Reading
Valentine's Day gave us the perfect opportunity to celebrate our love of books in the LRC.
Sixth Form English Students Enjoy Unique Production Of Hardy Classic
Our Sixth Form English Literature students enjoyed a unique 'circus skills' production of Hardy’s Tess of the D'Urbervilles in February.
Sixth Form Students Enjoy English Language Conference
In February, our Sixth Form English Language students attended an English Language conference to hear talks from a range of eminent linguists.
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Holly's Creative Writing Published Again
Year 9 Holly W has had a seventh piece of creative writing work published in a compilation of young writers' work.
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Harry Demonstrates Courage, Ambition and Scholarly Excellence
English teacher, Mrs Jakobsen, was delighted with the writing assessment results from her Year 8 class, particularly the work by Harry F.
Year 10 Students get Creative with their English Homework
Mrs Smith challenged her Year 10 GCSE English Language students to think on the spot and she wasn't disappointed by the result!
A Christmas Carol for Year 10 and Year 11
In November we welcomed actors from Quantum Theatre who performed "A Christmas Carol," for Year 10 and Year 11.
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Scholarly Excellence from GCSE English Students
Mrs McKenzie has shared some of the work submitted by her GCSE English Literature students, which demonstrates our "Scholarly Excellence" school vision.
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Holly's Writing Published for Sixth Time
Congratulations to Year 9, Holly W, who has had her creative writing published once again.
Sixth Form Student Abbi Demonstrates Scholarly Excellence
Year 12 Abbi R has impressed with her detailed and organised work, making a strong start to A Level English Literature.
Award Winning Author Visit
On Monday June 26th, award Winning Football Author, Matt Oldfield, will visit CHS to inspire our Year 7 and 8 students.
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Holly's Winter Poem to be Published
Year 8 student, Holly W, has had her fifth piece of writing accepted for publication.
World Book Day Fun at CHS
We have loads of fun activities running at CHS for World Book Day 2023.
A Novel Way to Understand Literature
Our Year 12 English Literature students are employing some 'novel' tactics to help them process and understand King Lear.
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World Book Day Voucher Changes
This World Book Day voucher has changed this year from paper to digital tokens for secondary schools. The link to the digital token has been emailed to all students.
Bookbuzz Encourages Students to Read for Pleasure
We have signed up to Booktrust Bookbuzz this year to encourage students to read for pleasure and help them develop a real love for reading.
A Sonnet for Shakespeare
Congratulations to Year 7, Madi F, who took first place in the English faculty's Key Stage 3 Shakespeare Sonnet Competition this term. You can read her winning sonnet here.
Promoting a Love of Reading
Our Reading Influencers group held their first meeting in March and have set up their own Instagram account so everyone can keep up to date with all their activity.
World Book Day at CHS
World Book Day celebrated its 25th birthday this year and we marked this milestone with a whole host of activities at CHS, including serialised Roald Dahl, a Form Group Quiz, disguised teachers and a murder mystery!