English

Welcome to Term 2! We’re looking forward to another excellent term of English across all year levels. It has been exciting to see students develop their knowledge from Term 1. 

The 2025 Insight Creative Writing Competition

This competition is open to secondary school students around Australia. The competition aims to ignite a passion for creative writing and inspire the voices of the future. Entering the competition is free and all entrants will have the chance to share in over $3000 worth of cash prizes! 

All shortlisted entries will also be judged by acclaimed Australian authors. Past judges have included Alice Pung, Nam Le, Cath Moore, Michael Pryor, Will Kostakis and Jack Henseleit.

Over the past seven years, Insight have had the pleasure of reading more than 2000 creative pieces from secondary school students around the country. If you’re a budding writer, they would love to see your work. 

       2025 Important Dates

        Competition Opens: 20 March

Competition Closes: 1 September

Longlist Announcement: 1 October

Shortlist Announcement: 22 October

Awards Ceremony: TBA

For details about how to enter, please click here to download the Conditions of Entry and Submission Form.

English in the Classroom – What We're Learning This Term

Our students are working on a variety of engaging topics this term.  Here’s a quick overview of what each year level is exploring:

• Year 7 – Media Analysis
• Year 7 SEAL – Analysing Argument
• Year 7 Advance – Reciprocal Teaching and Punctuation Skills
• Year 8 – Media Analysis
• Year 8 SEAL – Analysing Argument
• Year 8 Advance – Reading and Writing Informational Texts
• Year 9 – Analytical Study of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare
• Year 9 SEAL – Persuasive Speech
• Year 10 – Analysing and Presenting Argument
• Year 10 Foundation – Analytical Study of ‘Coach Carter’
• Year 10 Extension – Language and Technology 
• Year 11 – Creating Texts in response to the Framework of Identity
• Year 11 Language – Developmental Stages of Language Acquisition
• Year 12 – Creating Texts in response to the Framework of Play
• Year 12 EAL - Creating Texts in response to the Framework of Play
• Year 12 Language - Language variation and purpose: Formality
• Year 12 Literature – Developing Interpretations: Close Analysis of ‘Dracula’ and a Supplementary Text

Looking Ahead

We’re very proud of the work the students are producing in English! We’re looking forward to another successful term where students continue to develop their skills, knowledge, and confidence in English. 

As always, if you have any questions about your child’s learning or would like to know how to support them at home, don’t hesitate to reach out to their English teacher or myself.

Sinead Allen and The English Team