This term, Grade 10 students are studying poetry through the lens of World War I, focusing on poets such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. They are exploring how language, imagery, and structure convey the realities of war and its emotional toll, while also considering the influence of historical context.

Students are developing close reading and analytical skills, and will soon use these skills in analysing poems inspired by the themes and techniques of these powerful wartime voices in their exams this term.