As part of the IB Diploma, all boys continue to study English literature (or Literature and Performance) at either Standard or Higher Level. The curriculum presents both boys and teachers with an exciting opportunity to spread literary wings and enjoy a dazzling array of material that is assessed both orally and in writing. There is a buzz around IB English (which is available at Higher and Standard Levels) that extends to the discussions boys have in the corridors and common room. Every teacher delivers a bespoke course, designed to play to their strengths and interests whilst meeting the requirements of the syllabus. The result is lessons that combine academic rigour with the enthusiasm and energy born of genuine expertise and interest. Lessons are run as seminars in which boys are actively encouraged to lead discussion, bring independent reading and research to the table, and challenge ideas. IB Literature and Performance (which is available at Standard Level) is an interdisciplinary subject which combines studying the ways that literature works when performed on stage, and the different ways that texts can be transformed by the performance process. It provides an opportunity for careful and enthusiastic engagement with the detail of how writers express their ideas, helping to transform our understanding of ourselves and others, and with this understanding being enhanced further through performance.