Welcome to English at CTK Year 7 by Miss Lovett https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg The CTK English teachers can't wait to meet our new Year 7 classes and find out what fantastic readers and creative writers and brilliant actors and fabulous speakers you are! en-us 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC 2026-06-25 11:20:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/592060620/b74cc4f772b9f7b29324e7f92d8890ba/D127AEA7_8576_44D0_A5C1_E256666B1273_4_5005_c.jpeg lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891568 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891568 School Website lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891569 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891569 Ms Lovett - Director of English lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891571 University - Edge Hill University then Liverpool University

Studied - English BA (First Class Honours); Renaissance and Romantic Literature Master's Degree (MA) with distinction

Favourite English Topic: Creative Writing and Journalism; Poetry by the Romantics, War poets, Heaney, Larkin and Dylan Thomas; Shakespeare.

Film: Too many!  Casablanca, Rebecca, World War Z, Silver Linings Playbook, The Hunger Games, Inception, Mulan, Baz Luhrman's The Great Gatsby and Romeo and Juliet...

Sport: I'm a season ticket holder at Everton and I'd like to see a game of American Football in the U.S.A.

Food:  Garlic Prawns, Chicken Dupiaza

Book: I have enjoyed Circe by Madeline Miller, Rebecca, Hag-seed, Jane Austen's Persuasion, Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin, The Time Traveller's Wife. As a child, I loved the Narnia books.

Special Interest: Animals

]]> 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891571 Mrs Parkinson - English Teacher lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891572 University - Liverpool
Studied - English and Drama
Favourite English Topic: Shakespeare and Travel Writing
Film: 1939 version of Wuthering Heights with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon; Now Voyager; Bridesmaids
Sport: Body Combat
Food: Roast Dinner
Book: The Handmaid's Tale
Special Interest: Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Bridges and canals 
]]> 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891572 Ms Mockford - English Teacher lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891578 University - Cambridge
Studied - English Literature
Favourite English Topic: The poetry of Phillip Larkin and Seamus Heaney
Film: The thriller Rear Window by director Alfred Hitchcock starring Grace Kelly and James Stuart
Sport: I enjoy skiing and hill walking and am a keen Evertonian
Food: I have been a vegetarian since I was twelve and love Indian food. I even had curry for breakfast when I was on holiday in Sri Lanka!
Book:  As a child, I loved The Secret Garden. Now,  I enjoy anything by the American Writer John Irving.
Music: My taste in music  is very broad, from The Beatles to Beethoven, but I particularly like 90s dance music as it reminds me of being young!]]> 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891578 This subject matters! lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891587 Read, think, communicate!
"Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man." Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American Statesman, Scientist and Philosopher.]]> 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891587 What do CTK students think about English? lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891591 English lets my imagination run free.

Ashlea, Year 8]]> 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891591 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891593 My favourite part of English is reading a variety of books that I never normally would read.

 Imogen, Year 9
]]> 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891593 10 Minute Challenges lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891597 For a daily dose of creativity and fun, check out '10 Minute Challenges' which are set by bestselling authors and illustrators - a new challenge is added every single day!]]> 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891597 Brain Games lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891623 Play free online word games and letter games like crosswords, hangman, word search and vocabulary games.]]> 2020-06-16 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/628891623 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629054422 I like a English because the activities are educational and exciting.

Matthew, Year 7]]> 2020-06-16 14:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629054422 Ms Reid - English Teacher lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629129304 University - University of Ulster at Coleraine and University of Liverpool
Studied - English then TEFL
Favourite English Topic: Creative Writing, War Poetry and Shakespeare
Film: The Boys from Brazil starring James Mason, Laurence Olivier and Gregory Peck
Sport: Cycling, tennis and fell walking (see me below at the Inca citadel Machu Picchu, Peru and also on the trail to Everest Base Camp)
Food: Indonesian monkfish and king prawn curry from the Wayside Cafe, St Brelade's Bay, Jersey.
Book:  I have thousands!  This month I loved Milkman by Anna Burns and Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton. As a child, I loved The Diddakoi by Rumer Godden and Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes
Special Interest: Travelling and exploring. Books. Ireland. ]]> 2020-06-16 15:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629129304 Miss Charlton - English Teacher and Head of Year 11 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629130126 University - Liverpool John Moores
Studied -  English Literature
Favourite English Topic: Poetry and Shakespeare. My favourite Shakespeare plays are Macbeth and Titus Andronicus
Film: (TV) Friends and Game of Thrones
Food: Thai red curry
Book:  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. My favourite character is Atticus Finch, especially when he says - 'You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.'
Best thing about being a teacher:  Working with young people every day. You say some hilarious and profound things!
Favourite song: Ben.E.King Stand by Me
Special Interest: My favourite city and country is Paris and France.]]> 2020-06-16 15:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629130126 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629171096 I enjoy some of the texts we read in English, especially 'The Outsiders' and the discussions we have.

Isobel, Year 8]]> 2020-06-16 15:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629171096 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629171709 It is an important subject and there are lots of things to do in the lessons.

Jamie, Year 8]]> 2020-06-16 15:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/629171709 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630179526 I enjoy learning the meaning of new phrases or words that I have never heard of before and incorporating them into my writing. 

James, Year 7]]> 2020-06-17 08:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630179526 Spellzone lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630487984 Some free games such as spelling against the clock, wordsearch and bouncing anagrams.]]> 2020-06-17 12:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630487984 Key Stage 3 English Quizzes lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630796534 Fun KS3 English revision quizzes to help students in Year 7 up to Year 9 improve your skills for reading, writing and speaking.]]> 2020-06-17 15:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630796534 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630819372 2020-06-17 16:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630819372 Creating Texts lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630840084 Learn how to write a script or scroll down, when you're in the link page, to create a comic or poetry or a play etc.]]> 2020-06-17 16:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/630840084 This subject matters! lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/631235180 "Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else's head. instead of with one's own." Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) German Philosopher.]]> 2020-06-17 21:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/631235180 Get creative with Anime! lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/631771308 2020-06-18 08:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/631771308 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/631810976 In English I like creating descriptive writing and creating storylines.

Callum, Year 8]]> 2020-06-18 08:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/631810976 Master suspense in your writing lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/631829297 2020-06-18 08:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/631829297 English Department and CTK Staff WBD 2023 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/632455098 World Book Day always inspires CTK teachers!

]]> 2020-06-18 16:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/632455098 Ms Reid 'Adventure Queen' on the trail to Everest Base Camp lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/640223638 A sponsored trek which raised funds for Queenscourt Hospice, the school charity.]]> 2020-06-25 17:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/640223638 This subject matters! lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/775639262 "My imagination creates my reality." Walt Disney (1901-1966) animator, writer, voice actor and film producer.]]> 2020-09-24 13:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/775639262 Access free e-books and audiobooks from home with Southport Library membership lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/1518945674 2021-05-12 19:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/1518945674 Audible Books lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/1518978927 We all like to be read a story. Try audible for free. ]]> 2021-05-12 19:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/1518978927 Our Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 Curriculum (KS3) lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2219420665 2022-06-13 11:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2219420665 Mrs McGough - Deputy Director of English and Reading Lead lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2219434315 University - Law LLB (Hons) at The University of Liverpool and PGCE and Diploma in Education at The University of Manchester
Favourite English Topic: Creative Writing, Human Rights Speeches and Romeo and Juliet.
Book: I have recently enjoyed The Midnight Library by Matt Haig and City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab. My favourite book is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. As a child, I loved any book by Jacqueline Wilson and the Harry Potter series.
Food: Italian food - Pizza and Pasta!
Favourite Place: Corfu, Greece

]]> 2022-06-13 11:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2219434315 Mr Pindlowski - Teaching Assistant for Reading Intervention lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2221751406 University: PGCE Primary Education with QTS at Edge Hill University, MA in English Philology at Gdansk University (Poland), English Language Teacher Training (EAL) along the BA degree at John Paul II Bialska Academy of Applied Sciences (Poland)
Favourite English topic: Creative writing and poetry
Book: 'Wyrd Sisters' by Terry Pratchett (it's a parody of Shakespeare's works!), currently reading 'The Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R R Martin
Film: The Matrix series, any anime (currently 'Boruto: Naruto Next Generations' and 'Castlevania')
Music: I play the piano and the trumpet, I like listening to symphonic power metal, classical music and instrumental covers
Sport: Beach ball
Food: Barbecued pork neck with mustard
Place: Anywhere with the temperature above 25 C
]]> 2022-06-15 08:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2221751406 Try 100 Writing Prompts lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636025636 2023-06-30 15:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636025636 How to write and film an adventure movie! lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636040485 Download the schedule and click on the links for videos to help write and film an adventure movie. Scroll down for 'Quick-Fire Write' and 'Mini Writing Challenges']]> 2023-06-30 16:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636040485 Try some recommended reads lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636043806 2023-06-30 16:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636043806 Writing prompts lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636046237 Click the button to generate random writing prompts!]]> 2023-06-30 16:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636046237 Anime Script lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636048063 2023-06-30 16:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/2636048063 How to write fiction: BBC Bitesize guides lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3042291255 2024-07-01 11:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3042291255 How to write Non-fiction: BBC Bitesize guides lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3042292744 2024-07-01 11:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3042292744 World Book Day 2024 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3042321966 2024-07-01 12:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3042321966 Book Buzz 2026 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3042323550 Which book will you choose? Each pupil will get their own book given to them in the first term at CTK. Watch the video to decide....!

]]> 2024-07-01 12:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3042323550 World Book Day 2026 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3963304662 2026-06-24 11:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3963304662 Open Evening 2025 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3963305124 2026-06-24 11:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3963305124 National Poetry Day 2025 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3963308174 2026-06-24 11:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3963308174 Book Fair 2026 lovettb1 https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3963308678 2026-06-24 11:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lovettb1/77v8fpfh09tccimg/wish/3963308678