Francesca Richardson

"It’s been a joy helping to shape the English department at HACL. The most rewarding part of the role is working alongside students as they read, write, and discover their own voices."

In English, every text becomes a window into students’ worlds – their ideas, their questions, their hopes for who they might become. Through stories, debate, and language itself, we learn what matters to them. The beauty of English is that it doesn’t just reflect their experiences: it expands them. It challenges assumptions, broadens horizons, and opens up new ways of seeing and understanding the world.

Whether it’s through analysing a poem, debating a theme, or crafting a piece of writing, English gives students the language to articulate who they are – and the tools to imagine something bigger.

Francesca Richardson, 2iC of English, 8Jemison Tutor