ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Head of English:
Mrs Sian
Teachers of English:
Ms Shackell
Mr Morton
Mr McCann
Mrs Doyle
Mrs Wall
Mrs Pritchard
Teaching Assistant - Literacy:
Mrs Doherty
“We know what we are, but not know what we may be.” William Shakespeare
Qualifications offered at GCSE:
GCSE English Language
GCSE English Literature
The aim in English is to ensure every child is now prepared for the expectations of the new GCSE exam. All schemes of work and assessments are tailored to meet the demanding needs of both the Literature and Language GCSE.
Year 7 Curriculum Overview
Autumn Term
Baseline testing
Short stories
Spring Term
Novels
Nonfiction writing and reading
Summer Term
Fiction reading and writing
Poetry
Year 8 Curriculum Overview
Autumn Term
Descriptive Writing
Explore a range of extracts – reading and writing
Spring term
Novels
Nonfiction writing and reading
Summer Term
Poetry
Year 9 Curriculum Overview
Autumn Term
GCSE Poetry
Spring term
GCSE Language paper 1
Summer Term
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Year 10 Curriculum Overview
GCSE poetry
A Christmas Carole
Macbeth
Year 11 Curriculum Overview
Inspector Calls
GCSE Language Paper 1
GCSE Language paper 2
Our students are assessed on the following areas
Reading
Writing
Literature
Speaking and listening
Below are a list of links that contain useful information on the new GCSE course.
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse/english-language-8700
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse/english-literature-8702
https://global.oup.com/education/secondary/subjects/english/?region=uk
