English Department

And that's a wrap for the @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024! The pupils were superb - a vintage year! Loads of ace #KSBHistory & #KSBEnglish, plus chances to reflect & remember #KSBChaplaincy. All the photos will eventually sync to the website here: kingsbruton.com/media/filter/t…

Miss Maher reads to us, 'The Soldier', by Rupert Brooke. We then ponder its moving words in the midst of this vast memorial to fallen soldiers. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

We leave Tyne Cot (our last battlefields site). John, our guide, reads to us Sassoon's, 'Aftermath' - a fitting poem as we seek to learn, honour, & remember in our lives going forward. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

Whilst we sit in the frontline trenches within Sheffield Memorial Park at Serre, Mr Hambleton (@KSBEngLit) analyses 'Before Action' by William Noel Hodgson. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

Learning about the 51st Highland Division Monument, & Hunter's Cemetery at Newfoundland Park, before Mr Hambleton (@KSBEngLit) runs us through, 'Tender Is The Night'. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit runs us through 'Reported Missing' by Anna Gordon Known - a powerful reflection of the cost of The Great War. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

Rev Bev explains the Biblical account of Abram & Isaac, before Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit reads & explains Wilfred Owen's, 'Parable of the Old Man & the Young', which is based on that story. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

Miss Maher of @KSBEngLit reads to us Wilfred Owen's, 'Dulce et Decorum Est', at Kitchener's Wood. A powerful account of the realities of gas warfare. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

Last night our sixth form English students had the honour of seeing poet laureate Simon Armitage in St Mary's church #ksbsixthform #ksbtrips #ksbacademics

'The York family come to realise, to their dread... their most lethal enemy is among their own party. The call is coming from inside the house.' In our latest blog, Dr @will_tosh breaks down the story (and history) of #RichardIII 📖 shakespearesglobe.com/discover/blogs…

Our @KSBEngLit word of the week is: Consternation - A strong feeling of surprise or disappointment that causes confusion #KSBAcademics #KSBEnglish #KSBQuality

Our @KSBEngLit word of the week is: Obstreperous - Noisy, stubborn and difficult to control #KSBAcademics #KSBEnglish #KSBQuality

Our @KSBEngLit word of the week is: Reverie - A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream #KSBAcademics #KSBEnglish #KSBQuality

Our @KSBEngLit word of the week is: Caveat - A warning to consider something before taking any more action #KSBAcademics #KSBEnglish #KSBQuality

And that's a wrap for the @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour 2023! Thank you one & all! #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips

Thanks @KSBChaplain Rev Bev for taking a Short Service of Remembrance at Tyne Cot. We were challenged to commit to remember those who fought, & to remember God. Well done to Poppy & Harry for laying a wreath, & Islay for reading. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour #KSBChaplaincy

Group photo of @KingsBruton 3rd Form on the #KSBBattlefieldsTour at Vimy Ridge Memorial. #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips

Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit runs us through Siegfried Sassoon's 'The Attack' whilst we sit in the front-line trench at Serre. The poem displays his clear disillusionment with the Great War. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips

Final stop of the day - Serre. Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit reads to us an eye-opening letter Wilfred Owen wrote to his mother describing the reality of holding a front-line dugout position here (final photo). @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour #KSBHistory #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips

Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit reads & explains to us, 'Reported Missing' at Thiepval Memorial. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips