The English Department
There are 9 dedicated English classrooms all with interactive whiteboards; two of these classrooms have 24 pcs with Internet access.
The KS3 English course is designed to allow students to build on all the skills developed at Primary Schools:
- speaking and listening activities,
- opportunities to read different kinds of writing: fiction such as novels, short stories and poems,
- variety of media and non fiction texts such as magazine and newspaper articles,
- Students in Years 7 and 8 also follow a Reciprocal Reading programme, designed to encourage independent reading and build confidence in key reading skills
- develop a variety of styles of writing learning how to write for a range of purposes and for a wide variety of audiences.
The English GCSE course in Years 10 and 11 is designed to allow students to build on all the skills students have developed in Years 7, 8 and 9. Students will be following two courses; English language and English literature
- Students will take part in a variety of speaking and listening activities.
- Opportunity to read different kinds of writing: fiction such as novels, short stories and poems are central to English but students will also read non fiction such as magazine and newspaper articles. Often, these lead to interesting discussions where students can express students personal opinions.
- Students will have a chance to try their hand at different styles of writing and will continually be developing and improving this skill.
- Media is also part of English GCSE and students will produce coursework with a media focus.
GCSE English – 2 written papers
GCSE English Literature – 1 written paper plus coursework assignments
KS5
English Literature at AS and A2 Level.
Unit 1 – A range of modern and classic fiction and poetry is studied in preparation for an examination.
Unit 2 – Two plays from the dramatic genre of tragedy, one of which will be a Shakespeare play, are studied. Two pieces of coursework based on these plays will be submitted