St. Andrew’s Academy English Department

Adv H English pupils enjoyed the full Glasgow Uni experience today starting with a tour of the library and ending with a wander around the grounds. 📚 @St_Andrews_Acad

Had great fun with my S4N5 class sorting objects from our novel, I’m Not Scared’, into chronological order! Well done! 🎉🎉

Gabriella did an amazing job organising culture day as part of her Leadership award. An amazing and special day, planning under way for next year.

Many congratulations to Weronika, Codie, Kai, Paige, Zac, Andrew, Thea, Renyararo and Rose, who were the S1 Reading Superheroes for November! Good work!

Congratulations to Miss Curran's 1.3 who, in total, read an incredible 25 books during November! Well done!

St. Andrew's Academy are celebrating Book Week Scotland 2023 this week!

Many thanks to Cat Hepburn- an award-winning author, scriptwriter and copywriter- for visiting the school today to speak to S5 pupils about gender equality, feminism, her books and the writing process. cathepburn.co.uk @St_Andrews_Acad @StAndrews_Lib

Many congratulations to Aiden, Codie, Erin, Carl and Weronika who were the S1 Reading Superheroes for October! Well done, everyone! @St_Andrews_Acad

Congratulations to 1.2 who, in total, read an incredible 30 books during October! Incredible! #readingsuperheroes @St_Andrews_Acad

Many congratulations to Cole, Codie and Weronika who were the S1 Reading Superheroes for August-September. Well done, guys! @St_Andrews_Acad

Congratulations to 1.1 who, in total, read an incredible 28 books during August and September! Amazing effort! #readingsuperheroes @St_Andrews_Acad

Super proud English teacher! Massive congrats to Heather in S3 for placing in the Scots Young Writer O The Year Award! @handsupfortrad @scottishbktrust 🎉🎉 @St_Andrews_Acad @StAndrewsA_Eng

If you think you’re studying effectively whilst listening to music:

Higher English Masterclass reminder- Friday 4th May Period 1, 2 and 3 are the Master Class times for some last minute studying before your exams. Period 1 is RUAE, period 2 is Critical Essay, period 3 is Set Text. You are welcome to attend all three, or just one or two!

Mr. Cameron's S1 Literacy Superheroes with their Marvel Awards. Well done 1.8!

1.5 kickstarted their ‘Countries of the World’ solo talks by sampling some world cuisine 🍰🥨🍪

English Department Expert Groups- Higher We are running expert classes on Friday 5th May for all Higher students as extra revision for the exam. Period 1 (8.50-9.40) - RUAE Period 2 (9.40-10.30) - Critical Essay Period 3 (10.45-11.35)- Scottish Set Text

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@DHSFifeEnglish Hi there, I really like this idea! Would I be able to contact you to find out more information about how this works at your school? Kind regards, Derek Allison PT English and Literacy St. Andrew's Academy, Paisley

Really delighted to welcome parents and carers back into school this evening for our Family Engagement study support. Great to see so many pupils working with their families to get ready for the demands of the Higher English exam. Join us next week for session two! #examready

My one takeaway for S3 pupils prepping for N5/N4 next year, is to get comfortable reading articles from broadsheet newspapers + summarising what you’ve read in your own words. Some articles cost money, but many are free. Builds confidence in reading, expands vocab + lots more!