‘CREATING, CONNECTING, COMMUNICATING’   Members of Department: HOD: Mrs Ann O’Neill KS3 Co-ordinator: Mrs Ann O’Neill Miss Catherine Cumiskey Ms SarahJane Fahy Mrs Claire Ferguson Mrs Mary Gavin Mrs Deborah O’Kane Ms Lisa Ryan   The aims of our department are to help students to: • Communicate effectively in speech and writing • Understand, select […]

GCSE – English Introduction Pupils take a combined course in GCSE English Language and English Literature. (CCEA) The CCEA GCSE English Language specification encourages students to explore and respond, both imaginatively and critically, to a variety of texts. Students use reading to improve their writing skills. They also enhance their understanding of how language variations […]

A Level – English Literature Introduction In Loreto we deliver the CCEA English Literature specification. This course provides an opportunity to study a wide range of Irish and International literature. Students are given the opportunity to explore an important part of their own cultural heritage and to deepen their understanding, not only of their own […]