Our first episode on unseen poetry! In this episode Miss Iqbal, Miss Kemp and Miss Neokleous discuss Wendy Cope's poem 'Sonnet'. If you find unseen poetry a challenge, this is the episode for you. You can hear how the three of them discuss a po

Teachers Talking: Do we feel sympathy for Macbeth?

Oct 6th, 2021 12m 17s

In this episode, English teachers discuss whether they feel sympathy for Macbeth after he has murdered the King of Scotland. Is he an evil, twisted man or a mere human like any one else, who just took it one step too far?

Ending Injustice with Mr Rahman

Jun 30th, 2021 1h 6m

In the return of our Sixth Form electives, Mr Rahman provides an introduction to reform, grassroots change, abolition and revolution. From the purposes of protests, changing the system from within and how to lobby government through to the Blac

Students Talking: An Inspector Calls

Mar 31st, 2021 45m 4s

Closing off the Spring Term, Ms Iqbal and Mr Rahman are joined by four of our Year 10s to talk through An Inspector Calls. With topics ranging from love, responsibility and power to gender, justice and even prison abolition, we put together a

The Outsider in Shakespeare with Ms Kemp

Mar 17th, 2021 39m 2s

In the return of the English Electives after the lockdown, Ms Kemp speaks on power, consent, blackness and othering. Looking closely at Titus Andronicus, King Lear and Measure for Measure among others, we explore what it means to be on the outs

The Year 8 Blues with Mr Brillantes and the Sunset Cult

Jan 21st, 2021 2m 29s

Inspired by the works of Nina Simone and Gil Scott-Heron, the fantastic Mr Brillantes and the Sunset Cult sing the 8dfEn3 Blues. In these times of remote learning and a piercing Winter's darkness, the Year 8s long for peace, harmony and sunshin

Memorising Poetry: Bengali Nationalism as Resistance to Cultural Assimilation

Jan 11th, 2021 9m 59s

Looking at Bangla-language textbooks for the diaspora in the UK, this episode targets applied linguists, mother tongue / heritage language teachers, community psychologists and activists, and anyone interested in identity, nationalism and commu

Children's Literature in the Victoria Era with Mrs Pillay

Dec 9th, 2020 43m 29s

In this week's elective, Mrs Pillay explores education, language and the alphabet in a study of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll's contributions to nonsense literature. We look at how children learn and understand the Victorian world in a context

Postmodern Literature and the Fragmented Self with Mr Brillantes

Dec 2nd, 2020 51m 26s

Mr Brillantes' elective explores what postmodernism is, questioning where we find meaning and how to navigate space after the crises of modernity. From Freud, Picasso and war to The Library of Babel, Twitter and a WhatsApp group chat, this week

English & Power: Capitalism, White Supremacy and Decolonisation with Mr Rahman

Nov 27th, 2020 1h 5m

In our third session of the English Electives, Mr Rahman and the Sixth Form speak about migration, dehumanisation, institutional neglect and neocolonial industry under the title of English & Power: Capitalism, White Supremacy and Decolonisation

The History and Development of Early Modern Theatre with Mr Bennie

Nov 19th, 2020 47m 16s

Throughout the Winter term, our English teachers are presenting weekly sessions for Sixth Form students on a range of special interest topics. In our second session, Mr Bennie speaks on the culture, competition and growth of theatre in and amon

21st Century: The Rise of Instagram Poetry with Ms Iqbal

Nov 11th, 2020 31m 52s

Throughout the Winter term, our English teachers are presenting weekly sessions for Sixth Form students on a range of special interest topics. Our first session begins with Ms Iqbal and the class speaking on the rise of Instagram poetry, perspe

Teachers Talking Jekyll & Hyde

Nov 3rd, 2020 49m 15s

Teachers from Mayfield School gather to talk about Jekyll and Hyde, telling you what we think it's all about. In this episode, we discuss whether there's a monster in all of us, the anxieties of today that this novel speaks to, and what makes S

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