2025 - Exam Successes
The BCCS team are proud of our students' and our staff's commitments to success...more importantly, we are proud of the kind, motivated young people they are becoming.
English Studies Website
Charlotte Reilly
Patrick Beatty
Welcome to the Goatlit, English website. This resource is brought to you by Charlotte Reilly, in collaboration with Patrick Beatty - we are experienced teachers and experts in English, with over 25 years in the profession. Charlotte trained with the Institute of Education, following her degree at King's College London in English Language and Literature, whilst Patrick studied at St. Mary's, London and at Southampton Universities. We pride ourselves on innovative practice which joins radical empathy with academic rigour. We offer a range of services...for students, we offer tutoring seminars, videos and resources. For educators, we are available for educational consultancy projects.
We currently work at BCC school in the south of England and have celebrated over 90% pass rates at GCSE for our recent cohort.
N.B. Year group specific resource pages for BCCS are password protected and only accessible for our students.
About BCCS
As the BCCS English Department, we pride ourselves on personal attention and dedication to every student. Our approach is rooted in quality teaching and integrity, ensuring that everything we do reflects our commitment to excellence in education.
Our team are all experienced teachers who share their expertise and passion for literature and our English language with our students - helping them communicate effectively, creatively and critically in our modern world.
Professor Marlowe (named after the infamous playwright, Kit Marlowe) is the English mascot.
Futures with English - Why it Matters:
English Language GCSE is an essential qualification for students to access the job market and further education. A 4 in GCSE English Language is usually needed for college A Level courses and for jobs, making our success rates even more important and impressive!
Students ambitious for a career in medicine or veterinary science also benefit from grades 6 and Oxford and Cambridge entrants typically need grade 7 and higher in English.
Careers
A facilitating subject for many career paths:
If you enjoy English in school but can't see a career route using it, take a look at our info graphics to see the career paths that can come from both Literature and Language study. English A Levels are highly regarded as they are challenging and indicate excellent written and verbal communication skills. If you are good at English, chances are you are able to analyse information critically and evidence ideas cogently...this makes you very useful in the job market.
