English

Departmental Staff
Curriculum Leader:	Ms J Constantine
Assistant Curriculum Leader:	Mrs D Chick
Subject Teachers:	Mrs K Bloomfield  Mr J Bulpett  Mr S Castle  Mrs J Deane (p/t)   Miss E Jarvis	Ms M Kelly  Mrs L Margues-Darling  Miss N Narburgh  Miss J Smith  Miss J Stacey  Mrs S Wills
SLT Line Manager:	Mr E Whiffin

Key Stage 3 

At Key Stage 3 students have 8 lessons each fortnight and are banded into broad groups based on ability. The main programmes of work in each year of Key Stage 3 are summarised as follows with further details contained in schemes of work: 

Year 7 

• Fiction: The theme of childhood with texts including Key text, Harry Potter, poetry and non-fiction. 
• Myths and Legends: Key texts Beowulf and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. 
• Mystery and Detection: A variety of short prose texts and creative writing. 

Year 8 

• Infamy: Key text, Stone Cold and extracts from fiction and non-fiction. 
• Infamy:  key text Frankenstein by Philip Pullman or Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare, and extracts from fiction texts.
• Language and its uses: resources include a range texts on theme of environment, as well as speeches.

Year 9 

• Classic fiction: Key text of Mice and Men. 
• Classic fiction: Gothic texts including prose, poetry and non-fiction. 
• Happy Ever After?: Key text Romeo and Juliet plus, short stories, poetry and prose texts. 
• Innocence and Experience: War Poetry or poetry from other cultures and times. 
• GCSE Preparation: A prose text and writing. 

Key Stage 4 

GCSE English is a core subject and is studied by all students at Key Stage 4. All students study for the GCSE in English Language and the GCSE in English Literature.  There is also a Speaking and Listening Exam. 

At Key Stage 4 we offer a choice of the following courses: 

Key Stage 5 

At Key Stage 5 we offer a choice of the following courses (please click on the links below to visit the Sixth Form Website):