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English

          

Department Staff
 

Mrs J Whitaker
(Head of English)
Mrs C Goldhawk
Ms E Papachristu
Ms F Dunne
Mrs H Lowe
Mrs M Scudder

Key Stage 3 (Topics)
 

Year 7
  • Cabinet of Curiosities
  • Mysteries & Conspiracies
  • The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
  • Gothic
  • The Tempest
Year 8
  • Dystopia
  • The World We Lie In
  • The War of the Worlds
  • Twelfth Night
  • Spies and Detectives
Year 9
  • Making Your Voice Heard
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • The Hate U Give
  • Poetry Anthology
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Key Stage 4 (Topics)

Key Stage 4 (Topics)
 

Courses & Assessment Methods

English Language
(Eduqas)

x2 Exam Papers
(paper 1 = 40%, paper 2 = 60%)

English Literature
(Eduqas)

x2 Exam Papers
(paper 1 = 40%, paper 2 = 60%)
Year 10

 

  • Fiction analysis and evaluation
  • Creative writing
  • Non-fiction analysis, evaluation and comparison
  • Transactional writing

 

  • A Christmas Carol
  • Macbeth
  • Poetry Anthology
  • Unseen Poetry
Year 11
  • Fiction analysis and evaluation
  • Creative writing
  • Non-fiction analysis, evaluation and comparison
  • Transactional writing
  • An Inspector Calls
  • Poetry Anthology
  • Unseen Poetry

Curriculum Accessibility
 

Provision for SEND students
  • Alternative methods of recording.
  • Use of reader, scribe/ laptop where appropriate.
  • Personalised and dyslexia friendly resources.

X-Curricular
 

Clubs
  • Youth Speaks/Debate Club
Events/Trips
  • LitFest
  • Theatre trips
  • Harry Potter Studios

Resources
 

Apps
  • AppleLink
  • Memrise
  • ePlatform
Links/Websites

Future Pathways
 

Further Education
  • AS/ A Leel English Language
  • AS/ A Leel English Literature
  • AS/ A Level English Language & Literature (combined)
Career and Progression
  • Uniersity
  • Employment (copyrighting/ journalism/ teaching/ speech & language therapy/ publishing/ advertising/ Film & TV/ and many, many more!)

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