Teaching staff

Mrs Marsh – Head of Faculty

Miss Wadey – Second of Faculty/Targeted Achievement

Mrs Mason – Assistant Headteacher

Mrs Kenworthy – Lead teacher L2

Mrs Bramwell – Achievement leader

Miss Boxwell – Literacy Manager

Miss Lakin

Miss McAlister

Mrs Landrum

Ms C Elliott

Curriculum

Key Stage 3 – reading, writing and speaking and listening

Year 7 -   Shakespeare – an overview of his life and work.

                 A novel

                 A play

                 Non-Fiction travel writing, journalism.

                 Poetry from different times and cultures

Year 8 – Shakespeare – a whole play

                A novel

                Functional skills – letter writing

                Advertising (moving image) – drama

                Multi-cultural poetry

Year 9 – Short stories

                Speeches, debates and formal speeches

                Poetry Non-Fiction

                Advertising (print-based)

                Shakespeare – literary study in preparation for GCSE

Key Stage 4

Year 10 – GCSE English WJEC board

Four pieces of coursework (20%):

Writing to explore, imagine and entertain OR to inform, describe and narrate.

Writing to persuade, argue and advise OR review, analyse and comment.

Shakespeare – literary essay

Poetry from other cultures – a poetry comparison

Speaking and listening (20%)

Exam Fiction and Non- Fiction (60%)

Pupils take their GCSE English exam in the autumn term of Year 11.

Year 11 – GCSE English Literature WJEC board

Four pieces of coursework (30%)

Shakespeare – literary essay                                     ) carried over

Poetry from other cultures – a poetry comparison  ) from English

Pre 1914 prose                                                              )

Pre 1914 poetry                                                              )

Exam (70%) – study of a post 1914 novel and a post 1914

                           play plus an analysis of an unseen poem.

Intervention

The English faculty runs regular KS3 and KS4 revision classes and provides other intervention support strategies for grade C/D borderline pupils to help them achieve the best grades possible.

Achievement

Regular competitions are run throughout the year for young writers, providing the opportunity for pupils to see their stories and poems published.