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‘English’ at all ages and levels at school contains many elements – learning the language and understanding how it is made up, developing skills at using the language, reading its rich literature, learning to read factual communications, writing personal works of fact and/or fiction, and learning to revel in this understanding and usage.

At GCSE and GCE A level the courses usually offer a skills based approach, allowing students to explore a range of literary and, in some courses, language topics. All of them rely mainly on ‘set books’ chosen from a list set out by the examination board

Teachers of English usually try to capture students’ interest in language and literature by attending plays and participating in conferences and debates. A number of educational visit companies offer such opportunities. And visits to localities featured in famous books and to authors’ and poets’ homes can inspire even the most reluctant student.

 

Main organisations:

National Association for the Teaching of English

Inclusion: NASEN

 

Thought of visiting?

The British Library

Birmingham Library

The Tolkien Trails (Birmingham and Lancashire)

Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, Bucks

Dr Johnson’s Museum and Library, Lichfield

Shakespeare’s Globe

Jane Austen’s House and Museum

Dickens World, Chatham

Bronte Parsonage, Haworth

Classworks Theatre, Cambridge

Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond

The New Vic, Stoke-on-Trent

English Touring Opera

 

Articles on English, Education and Trips on SchoolTripsAdvisor

The Literary Map of London is both a snapshot of London’s literary history and beautiful in its own right. Find out more HERE.

 

For a complete list of venues and providers who deliver specialist courses and activities for this subject see below:

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Historic Buildings & Monuments
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Unstaffed open site, no booking required

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Childhood home of Welsh author Dr Kate Roberts, Wales' Queen of Literature. Grade II listed quarryman's cottage. Foundation Phase History, English & senses self-led activity pack. Guided tours by Heritage Officer on request.

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Unstaffed open site, no booking required

The rural retreat of T. E. Lawrence
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'I've a hut in a wood near camp wherein I spend my spare evenings' - the words of the legendary Lawrence of Arabia, about Clouds Hill.

This tiny isolated brick and tile cottage in the heart of Dorset was the peaceful retreat of T. E. Lawrence ('Lawrence of Arabia'). The austere rooms are much as he left them and reflect his complex personality and close links with the Middle East, as detailed in a fascinating exhibition.

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The Ulster Hall is a Victorian music hall which opened in 1862. It contains the world-famous Mulholland Grand Organ, which was donated to the city by local linen baron and former Lord Mayor Andrew Mulholland. 

In its first 50 years the Hall hosted Charles Dickens, Ellen Terry, Lord Randolph Churchill and many other significant performers. Throughout the Second World War it was extensively used as a dance hall for American troops billeted in Belfast.

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Glyndebourne is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual summer Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

Make an occasion of visiting Glyndebourne and come for the whole afternoon: you can explore the grounds, visit our Archive and Gallery or have a picnic on the lawn. 

The Glyndebourne Gardens and Lake​

Glyndebourne's gardens are a treat for the senses all year round. Discover more about what's going on in the garden and the people who look after it.

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Bristol Old Vic is a renowned theatrical company based in a restored Georgian theatre with red-and-gold tiers and modern technology. It also boasts one of the most successful and well-respected conservatoire drama schools in the UK.

Schools

Are you thinking about bringing a school group to Bristol Old Vic?

We offer special school rates on tickets for the majority of our shows, and our tailored school booking process ensures that your experience is stress free.

The benefits of making a school booking with us include:

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The Romantic poet John Keats lived in this house and was inspired to write his most memorable poetry here. 

The grade 1 listed building is open to the public as a museum and literary centre, where Keats's memory lives on through events, creative activities and special displays.

Visitors can explore Keats's study, the bedroom where his consumption was first diagnosed, and the garden which he shared with the love of his life, Fanny Brawne, and in which he composed his famous 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Leonard and Virginia Woolf's 17th-century country retreat
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Nestled in the heart  of rural Sussex, Monk’s House is a tranquil 17th-century weatherboarded cottage inhabited by Leonard and the novelist Virginia Woolf from 1919 until Leonards death in 1969.

Get to know Leonard and Virginia Woolf and the wider Bloomsbury Group by visiting Monk's House. Full of their favourite things, the house appears as if they just stepped out for a walk.

The Woolfs bought Monk's House for the 'shape and fertlity and wildness of the garden'. Today, the lovely cottage garden contains a mix of flowers, vegetables, orchards, lawns and ponds.

Excellent walking country with ancient woods and tumbling streams
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A wonderful place to discover spectacular views of the Peak District, ancient woods, parkland and heather moorland. The spectacular White Edge Moor overlooks the Derwent Valley and forms part of the long gritstone edge stretching from Stanage towards Birchens Edge south of Chatsworth House. If you have time, discover the old quarry workings at Bole Hill.

Places to visit

Here are some of the places you can visit at Longshaw and Eastern Moors

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