Sonnet 10. #ASonnetADay

Today's poem: In The Reading Room by Gillian Clarke

Ms Higgins' KS3 students have been creating instructions for keeping fit during isolation 💪🏃‍♀️ Tuxford Academy PE What do you think?

‘Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.’ Mary Shelley, Frankenstein #WednesdayWisdom

KS5 Literature students- we want to see you entering this!

Some more beautiful work from Mrs Stedham's Y8 class. They have been researching the context of 'Of Mice and Men.

Experience the magic of the wooden O from the comfort of your very own home as we release six of our #GlobePlayer films for free 🎥⭕ Here's all the info you need on how to watch our Shakespeare filled movie nights, starting from Monday 6 April, 7.00pm bit.ly/39CAyZb

Excellence through teamwork 👏👏👏

EMC's Close Reading Competition, for current sixth formers, is up and running and we've had our first entries in! Click link for full details. (Note that it's NOT for Y11s. We're hatching a plan to offer something specially for them straight after Easter!) englishandmedia.co.uk/competitions/e…

This will be incredible!

🎉Happy Publication Day to @seanehewitt 🎉 His remarkable first collection, TONGUES OF FIRE is out today! To mark the occasion Seán reads a poem from his collection - 'Suibhne is wounded, and confesses' 👇🔊

Y11- This is a brilliant opportunity for you

Is there a better way to spend an afternoon? Seán Hewitt is an incredible poet and you can listen to him reading from his debut poetry collection here:

Tomorrow evening at 7pm National Theatre Live are streaming 'Frankenstein'. This incredible stage adaptation features Benedict Cumberbatch and is directed by Danny Boyle. Read some of the reviews for yourself: independent.co.uk/arts-entertain… theguardian.com/stage/2020/apr… Tuxford DRAMA

We have received some beautiful work from our students in the past few weeks. Abbie selected Maya Angelou's 'Still I Rise' as her unseen poem and has produced this creative response. Tuxford Academy

Emma chose 'Long Distance II' by Tony Harrison, one of our department's favourite poets. The poet explores the loss and grief felt his father, following his mother's death. You can find the poem here: poets.org/poem/long-dist…

Sylvain is reminding us all of the positives that can still be found each day.

Slaughterhouse-Five was banned from Oakland County, Michigan public schools in 1972. The judge accused the novel of being “depraved, immoral, psychotic, vulgar, and anti-Christian.” Here's why you should read this fantastic piece of science fiction: youtube.com/watch?v=cwwK7N…

A Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet-diplomat and politician: if you have never read any of Pablo Neruda's poetry then why not begin with Sonnet XVII: youtube.com/watch?v=sogJXi…

Today's poem is 'Ilex' by @seanehewitt 'Ilex' won the 2017 Resurgence Poetry Prize. The title is the scientific name for holly; ilex is the only living genus within the Aquifoliaceae family.