Event Details
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 22 September
⏰ Time: 17:30- 18:15 BST
💻 Format: Online
Key Stage 3 English Taster Lesson
Our Taster Lessons are live events that give you the opportunity to meet our expert teachers and see what teaching and learning is like at our ground-breaking online school. Our English Teacher, Ms Philippa Ronan, will lead an interactive lesson that will give you an idea of what it’s like to study her subject at Key Stage 3 and will offer you the opportunity to ask any questions that you have about Key Stage 3 English and/or teaching and learning at Highgrove Online School during our Q&A.
Philippa has over thirty years teaching experience, most recently at Harrow School Online where she taught the English Literature A level. She is an associate lecturer at the University of Cambridge and an English and Literacy expert at secondary level. Philippa is an international school improvement consultant, a former lead Ofsted inspector and an international lead inspector. She has published many books, both non-fiction and fiction, including Aiming for A* and the Essentials of KS4 English, and her latest novel, Apple from the Tree.
Philippa Ronan holds a BA honours degree in English and American Studies from Hull university, a Masters in Creative Writing from Sheffield Hallam and a PGCE in English and Drama from the University of Sheffield.
Why is studying English at Key Stage 3 important?
Studying English at Key Stage 3 is important because it builds the reading, writing and communication skills pupils need for both academic success and everyday life. As a bridge between primary school and GCSE study, it introduces more complex texts, literary ideas, grammar and analytical thinking in a supportive setting. Pupils also learn to shape clear writing for different purposes, express their ideas confidently through discussion and presentations, and engage with diverse voices and cultures through literature. These experiences develop empathy, critical thinking and a lasting enjoyment of reading.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday 22 September, 2026
Time: 17:30- 18:15
Format: Online webinar
Spaces are limited, so be sure to reserve your place today. See you there!
