Hannah T - Year 12 Student Editor's Note: Year 12 student Hannah T thoughtfully examines the current global population crisis. This well-researched article looks at the situation through a multitude of different lenses and asks us to consider what will control our future. EB From when Homo sapiens emerged, it took around 300,000 years before … Continue reading Eight Billion And Counting
Matthew W - Year 13 Student Editor's Note: Year 13 student Matthew W looks at language in the workplace and through intelligent wit and snappy sentences demonstrates how language, jargon and 'phatic talk' exist alongside one another. EB Using language at work can be tough. Understanding all the nonsense and corporate jargon can be tricky, … Continue reading It’s a Prison Honey, Not a Hotel: Exploring the delicate perch on which occupational language sits
Ara M - Year 9 Student Editor's Note: Year 9 Student Ara M interrogates Chinua Achebe's 'Dead Men's Path' by analysing key word choices that highlight themes of colonialism, racism and power. A short, sharp and clever essay. EB While Chinua Achebe shows evidence of the Native Culture dying, that is just on the surface … Continue reading Essay on Chinua Achebe’s ‘Dead Men’s Path’
Eve - Year 12 Student Editor's Note: Year 12 Student, Eve G has entered the below essay into the video essay competition: Massolit. She thoughtfully considers how language is inherently bias towards the heteronormative man and does this by exploring multiple linguistic examples. EB Our language, like so many others, evolved through ages where the … Continue reading Inherent Sexism in the English Language
Eliza - Year 12 Student Editor's Note: Year 12 Student Eliza T has written this article to demonstrate how important Humanities are to the University curriculum, and how important they are to consider when applying for University. EB Foreword: EB This article discusses the importance of studying Humanities at degree level. As more and more … Continue reading Why should you study Humanities at University?
Tatiana - Year 11 Student Editor's note: Year 11 student Tatiana entered this essay into the annual Immerse Education Essay Competition. Tatiana chose the title from a list of over 20 different options provided as part of the competition brief. CPD ‘Winning slowly is the same thing as losing’[1]. American author, Alex Steffen, embodies the urgency needed … Continue reading How would you persuade your audience about the reality of the climate crisis?
Onella - Year 11 Student Editor's note: Year 11 student Onella entered this essay into the annual Immerse Education Essay Competition. Onella chose the title from a list of over 20 different options provided as part of the competition brief. CPD In order for stories to be told and books to be sold, a reader … Continue reading What key attributes make a protagonist likeable?
Author: Yasmin - Year 7 Student Peer Reviewers: Amber & Anna - Year 12 Student Editors The Romans have made the news a lot recently with the finds of the spectacular Roman heads during the HS2 dig. HS2 is Britain’s new high speed rail line being built from London to the North West. Along the … Continue reading Roman Archaeology Around GSAL
The recently held GSAL Refugee Week Competition received a number of excellent student entries, all of which are shared below. The brief was to produce a piece of art/photography OR flash fiction/poem (max. word count 1,000) on the theme ‘healing’. The winning entries were: Dorothy (Year 7), Angus (Year 8 - art), Harry (Year 8 … Continue reading Refugee Week Competition 2022
In anticipation of International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8 March, this exciting competition was open to all students in Year 7-9. The purpose of the competition was to encourage students to undertake independent research, think critically and communicate clearly about a pioneering or trailblazing woman from the past. The challenge was to write a 150-250 … Continue reading GSAL International Women’s Day Essay Competition 2022
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