English at St Cuthbert's High School

The curtain falls on 2026’s Year 12 #LitonTour trip. In 48 short hours we’ve walked 32 miles, gone waaay down to @HadestownUK, performed at @The_Globe, taken in the sights across London, and stood before Shakespeare’s First Folio at @britishlibrary 🎭 #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

Some last minute scenic snaps before the train back 📸 🏙️ The curtain is closing on our 2026 #LitonTour trip 🎭 @StCuthberts6th #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

Delighted with book purchases at @britishlibrary 📚 😃 @StCuthberts6th #StCuthbertsFormingGreatReaders #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

Act 3 of #LitonTour centred on the British Treasures exhibition @britishlibrary From the original ‘Beowulf’ to Shakespeare’s first folio, to Jane Austen’s reading glasses, this is proof that literature really does stand the test of time 📚✨ #StCuthbertsFormingGreatReaders

“Way down Hadestown, way down under the ground…” 🎶 A powerful reminder that storytelling is as much about how a story is told as what is told: myth reimagined through music, staging, and voice.🎭 Act Two of our #LitonTour complete. @StCuthberts6th #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

“Suit the action to the word, the word to the action” (Hamlet: Act 3; Scene 2). Extraordinary energy and vigour at our study day @The_Globe this afternoon! 🎭 👏 @StCuthberts6th #StCuthbertsFormingGreatActors #StCuthbertsFormingGreatShakespeareans

The final part of our A Level Study Day @The_Globe was an acting workshop, where we explored the depth of feeling in Lear and Goneril in Act 1, Scene 4- fantastic energy from all 👏 Huge thanks to our brilliant practitioner, Susan, for such an engaging day! #StCuthbertsAtTheGlobe

Next up on our A Level study day at @The_Globe was a seminar where we looked at different interpretations of ‘King Lear’. There was SO much discussion and engagement with our fantastic practitioner, Susan. 🎭 #StCuthbertsShapingShakespeareans #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

Act Two of our annual #LitonTour trip continued with a tour of the Wooden O @The_Globe where we were really stage-struck by how they bring it full circle. We focused on acting in the round and the shared space between actor and audience 🎭 @StCuthberts6th #StCuthbertsCommitment

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Walking in the footsteps of the great Bard himself - morning mooch through Shakespeare’s theatre-land. The Globe wasn’t London’s first theatre; that was the Red Lion (1567). Burbage’s “The Theatre” (1576) was the first successful playhouse. #LitonTour #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

“We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.” Some inspiring words from Oscar Wilde as the sun sets on Act One of this year’s #LitonTour trip. 🎭 30000 steps - not bad! 💪 @StCuthbertsCC #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

Arrived at St Katherine’s Dock after a walk through the city of London. Did you know that early modern theatres needed to be built outside the city walls because they were considered sinful and full of vice? 🎭 @StCuthbertsCC #LitonTour #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen #20000steps

The best way to see the city is by foot 🚶‍♂️ 🚶‍♀️12,000 steps and counting! 💪 #StCuthbertsWalkingGreatMen #stCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

Act One of the annual #LitonTour trip. 🎭 Year 12 have platformed themselves nicely and are on track to be thespians for the next few days! London, we’re ready for our close-up. 📸 #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen

A 'novel' half term of reading: author visits, escape rooms, treasure hunts, staff fancy dress and departmental book bistros… Plus strong Sparx Reader progress.💪 All in the latest newsletter.📚💃🕺 #StCuthbertsCommitment #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen st-cuthbertshigh.newcastle.sch.uk/news/2026-03-3…

A slice of π from Team English today! 🥧 Thanks to Miss Mann for the bunting and for organising the pi day activities. @StCuthbertsMath #StCuthbertsCommitment

Our Book Bistro opened this week as part of our Reading Festival in honour of World Book Day. Students explored texts, shared recommendations and celebrated the power of reading together. 📚✨ #StCuthbertsFormingGreatMen #StCuthbertsRE #StCuthbertsCommitment #WorldBookDay

For our Book Bistro we created a forest setting – a perfect backdrop for our Myths & Legends theme. Riddles, books & snacks as we explored tales of gods, heroes and creatures. A legendary way to mark @WorldBookDayUK! 🌿📚Thanks to Miss Mann & Miss Ahmad for their creative genius!

The legendary English department pulling out all the stops again for @WorldBookDayUK with a myths and legends inspired theme. #StCuthbertsCommitment