Although we don’t know the exact date of William Shakespeare’s birthday, he was baptised on April 26th1564. It is believed that he was probably born on April 23rd, and so every year, on this date, people celebrate National Shakespeare Day. We’ve recently added word lists to help you get your head around spelling the names of the characters in some of Shakespeare’s plays. If you’re studying Shakespeare at school or university, you might want to check these out before an exam: Characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream Characters in Romeo and Juliet Characters in Macbeth Characters in The Tempest Characters in King Lear Today, we’re ...
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One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.
Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College
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