A literacy journey from Taylor Swift to William Shakespeare was embarked on by able, gifted, and talented (AGT) students from Whitworth Community High School.

Along with seven other schools, the students took part in the first of a series of exclusive masterclasses. They met Dr Scott Annett, senior tutor of studies in the faculty of English at Robinson College, Cambridge University, at nearby Rochdale Town Hall.

The six Year 8 students also explored Chaucer and Dante in the two-hour session.

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