English at Millais School

Action shots from @poetrybyheart club today! Two great readings by #Year10 and #Year8 students #MillaisEnglish

Super debating skills by #Year7 on the ethics of zoos. What a great way to end the persuasive writing unit! #MillaisEnglish #MillaisOracy

The @poetrybyheart entries are in. Thank you to all students who took part this year. It’s been fabulous fun. #MiilaisEnglish #Poetry

Class debate! #Year7 collaborate on the proposal ‘Zoos are inhumane’ Half the class in favour and half the class in opposition. #MillaisEnglish #MillaisOracy

A big well done to this #Year11 @poetrybyheart superstar. Thanks for taking part for the last three years. Good luck for the competition! #MillaisEnglish #Poetry

What are you reading? #MillaisEnglish teachers are taking the 6 in 26 challenge! #MillaisReading #GoAllIn

📣 #Year11 Masterclass on themes in Macbeth after school today. Get last minute tips and practice for Lit Paper 1. All students welcome! #MillaisEnglish

The new #GoAllIn2026 advert has landed🎉 It shows how reading helps everyone connect to their passions - from football to horror or family time - and reminds us that reading in any format counts: books, audiobooks, comics, digital. 👉 If you’re into it, read into it. Go All In.

Excellent revision for Literature Paper 2 today! Good luck Year 10 for your upcoming mocks. #MillaisEnglish #MillaisCreativity #MillaisAspiration #shakespeare

Happy World Poetry Day! Here’s a poem we’ve been practising in Poetry by Heart Club this week. Fairy Story by Stevie Smith. ⭐️ #MillaisEnglish #WorldPoetryDay

The @poetrybyheart merch has landed! Just in time for the final week of rehearsals. #MillaisEnglish #Poetry

The Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist is announced. theguardian.com/books/2026/mar…

Final call for Stranger Sagas entries. Well done #Year7 on all your fabulous submissions so far. #MillaisEnglish #MillaisCreativity

Happy Spring Equinox! I Watched a Blackbird by Thomas Hardy 🌸#MillaisEnglish #NaturePoetry #Spring

📢 Major new series on Charles Dickens announced for the National Year of Reading 2026 A restless insomniac, the bold series from BBC Arts will explore how Dickens drew inspiration from the people and stories he encountered in Victorian London More ➡️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

Happy birthday to poet Wilfred Owen. #Year11 are getting mock feedback on his poem ‘Exposure’ this week. Some fantastic responses. #WilfredOwen #MillaisEnglish

For fans of Wuthering Heights, an excellent list of other Brontë novels on offer #MillaisEnglish #Bronte #MillaisReading theguardian.com/books/2026/mar…

📣#Year11 Masterclass on Macbeth /Character after school today. Essential revision for Lit Paper 1. All welcome. #MillaisEnglish

📣 Second-hand book sale in the LRC tomorrow! Find a book to read over the Easter hols. 📚#MillaisEnglish #MillaisReading

Poetry by Heart club in ON at lunch time today in D110. Final call for readers, poems, the Tragic Chorus. All years welcome! #MillaisEnglish #Poetry

Praise Song for My Mother by Grace Nichols, featured poem @poetrybyheart Happy #MothersDay #MillaisEnglish