Study beyond the classroom: Theatre visits, lecture days, visiting speakers. To be a successful English student you need to: Enjoy reading; express your ideas clearly; plan an argument; explore ways in which texts can be interpreted; show creativity and imagination in the production of your own text; enjoy debating a critical viewpoint; show a willingness to examine how texts have been written; explore the social contexts of texts. Students who have studied English at Derby High have gone on to: Acting, journalism, teaching, social work, law, advertising, publishing, public relations, marketing.