English
Key Stage 3
All students at Key Stage 3 study reading, writing, speaking and listening. This allows them to build on skills acquired in Primary School and lays the foundations for success at Key Stage 4.
Units of study include:
- Novel study
- Plays
- Media
- Poetry
- Shakespeare
Key Stage 4
Our aim is to complete all English coursework in Year 10; students will be set a coursework deadline at the end of every half-term and will then have an opportunity to re-draft, as long as deadlines are kept to. As well as speaking and listening and exam preparation, there are five main coursework tasks.
- Original Writing
- Media
- Shakespeare
- Prose study
- Twentieth century drama
In Year 11, time is spent on specific writing and reading skills, to ensure maximum success and further life skills. Students start the year by studying a novel and go on to study a range of interesting poetry and prose; texts are chosen to cover a range of thought-provoking issues and citizenship links.
Poetry from different cultures and contexts is also studied, covering the work of poets from different continents. The pupils also study specific poets: Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy and a range of pre-1914 poetry in preparation for the exam.
Post-16
We offer a range of courses in the Sixth Form to cater to a range of needs and abilities. These include:
- GCSE in Language and Literature (this qualification is aimed at pupils for whom English is a second language)
- GCSE English re-sit
- AS English and Literature
- A2 English and Literature.
