An Elegy to Fledge
November 24, 2016
We are very sad to announce the death of Novel English’s resident zebra finch, Fledge, who passed away yesterday morning. He lived to a grand old age of 11 , which truly is remarkable for a bird of his size. He was especially special to us as he was hatched in the little nest where…
Weekend Dickens Course: ‘Oliver Twist’!
November 24, 2016
Earlier this month, we held the first of three special Charles Dickens weekend courses: we focused on ‘Oliver Twist’ and the plight of children in Vicotorian workhouses. The children went on to base their creative writing on the workhouse. During the course, we focused up to the point where Oliver Twist is rescued from the…
Fantastical Worlds: ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’
November 24, 2016
During the October half term 2016, Novel English journeyed to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardary! The course was based all around that most loved first novel of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, where we follow 11 year old Harry as he discovers that he is a wizard and takes up his place at Hogwarts,…