Welcome to the English Department.

Studying English at Maricourt High School means learning to be an analytical, thoughtful, creative and innovative consumer and producer of texts. Whilst at school, you will study a wide range of texts, from Literary Classics to the most recent films and television programmes. In so doing, you will learn not only how these texts are constructed but how to evaluate their success and how to use what you have learnt to create exciting work of your own.

We believe that the study of English and the Media is invaluable and will help you prepare for a future in the 21st century. By studying a really wide range of texts, we will help you become individuals who can think for yourselves and communicate effectively in an ever changing world.

In addition to this, we think that it is important that you enjoy English and Media and learn that language is something that you can play with and use to be creative. We want you to use your imaginations to produce work that challenges, entertains and excites.