As a core subject and the medium of communication across the school, English is central to our planning and practice at St. Christopher's.
Members of the department strive to make English as accessible, exciting and stimulating as possible so that the pupils are engaged with the teaching material, and keen learners who want to investigate and take a degree of responsibility for their own progress. Consequently, the English team regularly update set texts, take children out of school to the theatre and various workshops. In addition to this we visit The Globe Theatre in London, and The News in Portsmouth and show children how newspapers are produced.
We offer regular drama lessons in school and invite a large number of speakers in to talk to the children. Recent vistors have included the well-know popular novelists, Nicky Singer and Peter James. In addition to this members of the English team play a pivotal role in producing the school performances. In the last few years member of the department have made major contributions to A Midsummer Night's Dream, staged in Hove Park, and Peace Child, performed at The Old Market, Hove.