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.
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School, English
Doing The Ordinary Extraordinarily Well
Welcome to the BCCS English Department, where our journey into the extraordinary begins. We are located in Basingstoke, United Kingdom. Get to know our commitment to doing the ordinary extraordinarily well in English. Join us as we grow and succeed together in education. We're glad you're here to be a part of our story.
About us
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.
