
English Department
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The Official Twitter account of the English Department, St Joseph's Boys' School Derry
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http://www.stjosephsderry.org.uk 08-01-2017 20:48:58
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Wishing our boys a HUGE good luck with their GCSE English Language, GCSE Literature and Essential Skills results tomorrow! Never forget how absolutely amazing you are 🌟 Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #hardworkpaysoff #takingboysseriously #achievementforall



Mrs McCay utilised a literature learning carousel to introduce 12D to their GCSE English Literature examination text, 'Of Mice and Men'. Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #takingboysseriously #collaboration #achievementforall


GCSE English Language Unit 1 preparation is well under way 🌟 Pupils from 11C voiced their opinions on the statement: ‘Uniforms still have a place in today's modern society' Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #takingboysseriously #achievementforall #argumentativewriting


12C were rewarded with an afternoon at St Mary's Youth Club in celebration of their work ethic and dedication in English 👏 📖 We are very proud of you boys! Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #hardworkpaysoff #achievementforall #takingboysseriously


Great article from Sarah Bagshaw-McCormick (she/her) on how we can do Literacy better. NI Teachers Collaborate We Are Teachers @BrownlowEnglish


📲Year 9 explaining the ‘Point, Evidence and Explain’ technique using an iPhone chat format. Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #takingboysseriously #literacylegends #afl


We've had a FABULOUS two days hosting our Scholastic book fair! A special thanks to Mrs McCay and our amazing Year 9 pupils Michael and Jack for promoting and selling a wonderful range of texts 📖 Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #readingmatters #takingboysseriously



Celebrating World Mental Health Day💚 Our KS5 Performing Arts students (with the support of their peers in KS3) demonstrated the power of connection in support of positive mental health. We couldn't be prouder of these boys. Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #takingboysseriously #mentalHealth

Lots of worthy reward postcards have been posted today in recognition of the wonderful work ethic and effort we have witnessed throughout the first half-term. Well done boys 👏 Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #takingboysseriously #achievementforall


A huge thanks to children's reading charity BookTrustNI, who provided each of our Year 8 pupils with a brand new book of their choice 📖 We can't think of a better way to celebrate Book Week NI! Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #readingforpleasure #takingboysseriously #achievementforall


The English Department will be in school today (10.30 - 12) for any pupil wanting a little additional support in advance of Monday's GCSE English Language Unit 4 exam. We had an amazing turnout last week! 👏 Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #takingboysseriously #hardworkpaysoff #examprep


A little reminder that "joy sneaks in", sometimes when we least expect it. As a Department, we look forward to Term 2. We especially look forward to welcoming our boys back 💚 Donna Ashworth Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #gratitude #takingboysseriously


Open Night 💚 Activities included Shakespearean insults, a giant floor based punctuation game, sensory taste testing, ICT based interactive activities... and the 'Hogwart Spell-Off' ... where Mrs McCay battled it out with our P6 and P7 visitors! 🪄 🧙♂️ ✨️ Principal St Joseph's Boys' School


A huge congratulations to our Year 11 and 12 pupils for today's AMAZING GCSE English Language results. Boys, you make us proud every day 💚 Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #hardworkpaysoff #achievementforall


Year 12D thoroughly enjoyed using hexagonal thinking to analyse the play ‘An Inspector Calls’. Principal St Joseph's Boys' School #takingboysseriously #creativelinks #literature
