Arising after their veiwing and analysis of the film “Hotel Rwanda” these Year 9 Students debated the issue of whether the UN was right to withdraw from Rwanda during the 1993 Genocide. Find out more on the class website: waugh9.www.edutronic.net/

Students were given the task of devising a modern-day version of a Greek tragedy in which the hero falls from a position of greatness as a result of a tragic flaw such as greed, jealousy, ambition…

Students were given the task of devising a modern-day version of a Greek tragedy in which the hero falls from a position of greatness as a result of a tragic flaw such as greed, jealousy, ambition…

This presentation incorporates the close analysis of a short excerpt from Macbeth, where Lady Macbeth reveals her dark resolve for the presence of the figurative language feature, Personification.

› Access the whole learning programme: waugh8.edutronic.net/macbeth-personification-2/

Students from the London Nautical School Year 8 English programme debated the use of mobile phones in the classroom – here is a preview of debate one.

This visualisation was created by Jack as part of his initial approach to the poem, “Flag” by John Agard.

The lesson materials surrounding this work can be found here: http://waugh11.www.edutronic.net/interpret-in-images/

Produced by a group of students from the London Nautical school who are participating in a film-making programme established by the Cinémathèque Française in Paris called ‘Le Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse’ (Cinema, 100 years young)

This film was conceived, written, performed, filmed and edited by students. There were adults around, we filled out the forms, kept the batteries charged, mediated the conversations and did the boring post production.

The film premiered in Paris on The 7th of June.

As part of their preparation for the GCSE English Language Examination on Touching the Void, These students engaged in an improvised role-play set in a court of law. They explored in this context the premise that Simon Yates was being tried for manslaughter.

To find out more about this class and their learning programmes, head over to waugh11.www.edutronic.net/ for their class blog and links to the individual students’ work.

As part of our exploration of Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus the class is engaging in some research about the Elizabethan times and the context from which the play arose. Included here is a short video where I try to give the students some cues to the lines of inquiry they might wish to pursue and also, attached below, is the research questions with the students committing to following these attached.

Mark presented the findings of his Theme Investigation into the human soul to a select group of students and parents.

Alfie presented the findings of his Theme Investigation into the nature of success to a select group of students and parents.

Remi Ojumu presents the results of his longitudinal theme study on the topic of “Overcoming Adversity”. Find out more about this Theme Study programme by visiting his class’ site at http://waugh11.www.edutronic.net/category/reading/theme-study/ or by visiting his own blog at the address remio7.student.edutronic.net/

This film was produced in one day as part of the London Nautical School “Film in a Day” project. Using Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” as their stimulus, the boys filmed an interpretation on location in London’s atmospheric South Bank. The results speak for themselves…

This film was produced in one day as part of the London Nautical School “Film in a Day” project. Using Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” as their stimulus, the boys filmed an interpretation on location in London’s atmospheric South Bank. The results speak for themselves…

This film was produced in one day as part of the London Nautical School “Film in a Day” project. Using Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” as their stimulus, the boys filmed an interpretation on location in London’s atmospheric South Bank. The results speak for themselves…

This film was produced in one day as part of the London Nautical School “Film in a Day” project. Using Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” as their stimulus, the boys filmed an interpretation on location in London’s atmospheric South Bank. The results speak for themselves…

This film was produced in one day as part of the London Nautical School “Film in a Day” project. Using Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” as their stimulus, the boys filmed an interpretation on location in London’s atmospheric South Bank. The results speak for themselves…

This film was produced in one day as part of the London Nautical School “Film in a Day” project. Using Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” as their stimulus, the boys filmed an interpretation on location in London’s atmospheric South Bank. The results speak for themselves…

This film was produced in one day as part of the London Nautical School “Film in a Day” project. Using Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” as their stimulus, the boys filmed an interpretation on location in London’s atmospheric South Bank. The results speak for themselves…

This film was produced in one day as part of the London Nautical School “Film in a Day” project. Using Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” as their stimulus, the boys filmed an interpretation on location in London’s atmospheric South Bank. The results speak for themselves…

Alistair introduces the nation to the London Nautical School as part of the BBC School Report

As part of their Year 11 GCSE project exploring Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage, Mr Waugh’s class created, in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company, The CLC and the British Film Institute, a short film based on an extract from the play Titus Andronicus. You can look at the lesson sequence on the Year 11 Class Site.

This video contains my advice to students completing their GCSE Assessment after a Spoken Language Studythat investigated the movement of features of spoken language that have moved into text and instant messaging communication.

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