Bringing poetry to life
'Who's for the Game?' and 'Dulce et Decorum Est' - two wartime poems Year 7 studied in line with Remembrance in English.
"Reading poetry in the classroom can sometimes feel rather abstract and lose some of its meaning, so for the children in Year 7 to gain a deeper understanding and empathise with the brave soldiers who fought in World War One, we ventured out into the Boundaries for a 'real-life' re-enactment of 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen," said Miss Williams, Head of English.
"Becoming the haggard, exhausted soldiers really helped them to understand just how terrible war can be."
Three Year 7 pupils explain why they studied 'Who's for the Game?' and 'Dulce et Decorum Est as a pair.
Last Post
All our pupils and staff across the school held a minute's silence to remember those servicemen and women lost at war. The silence was broken by The Last Post, played by George, Year 7, on the trumpet.
Headmaster Mr Barker reminded pupils of the significance of Remembrance and Troop Leader, Hebe, read Flanders Fields by John McCrae.