Subject: English Curriculum
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Year 7 follow the NC for English KS3. English is taught for 3 hours with 30
minutes of homework per week. All homework will be sent and
monitored on Show My Homework
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Autumn 1&2 – Students are taught English skills through the reading and
analysis of a novel.
Spring 1 – Creative writing – A whole New World – students look at
poetry and prose.
Spring 2 – Performing poetry – Students study, learn, compose and
perform a range of poetic styles.
Summer 1 – Non- fiction aspirations – students read and analyse a range
of non-fiction texts focusing on raising their aspirations.
Summer 2 – Shakespeare – Students will study a whole play or extracts
of Shakespeare plays and their heritage.
Year 8 follow the NC for English KS3. English is taught for 3 hours with 40
minutes of homework per week. All homework will be sent and
monitored on Show My Homework
Autumn 1&2 – American Literature – Students will study John
Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’
Spring 1 – Shakespeare – Students will build on their introduction to
Shakespeare and study a whole play, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, with a
focus on language.
Spring 2 – Moving on from Shakespeare students will study a modern
day drama text.
Summer 1 – Poetry – Students will develop their analytical skills through
the study of a range of poems based around a theme.
Summer 2 – Non- fiction – student will look at and produce non fiction
texts based around the theme ‘Our Area and British Values’
Assessment overview
Students will be assessed every term for reading or writing and within a
term they will also complete 3 other extended tasks which will form their
assessment portfolio
Students will be assessed every term for reading or writing and within a
term they will also complete 3 other extended tasks which will form their
assessment portfolio.
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Year 9 follow the NC for English KS3. English is taught for 3 hours with 40
minutes of homework per week. All homework will be sent and
monitored on Show My Homework
Autumn 1&2 – Gothic writing – students will study the gothic novel ‘A
Christmas Carol’
Spring 1 – Non- fiction – reading and writing non fiction texts based
around relevant extracts.
Spring 2 – Shakespeare - Preparation for GCSE studies – reading and
analysis of ‘The Merchant of Venice’
Summer 1 – Poetry – Students will develop their analytical skills through
the study of a range of poems based around the theme of conflict.
Summer 2 – Creative writing – students will study the basics of creative
writing as a preparation for GCSE studies in year 10
All students will follow the AQA specification for GCSE English and
English Literature.
Autumn1&2 – Non fiction exam paper preparation.
Spring 1&2 – Post 1915 Prose –An Inspector Calls
Summer 1 – Poetry – Study of the AQA Anthology of poems
Summer 2 – Shakespeare - Macbeth
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Year 11 students are following either AQA English Language and
Literature GCSE courses or iGCSE Cambridge English Language and iGCSE
AQA Literature Courses.
AQA Language and Literature (Citius groups)
Autumn 1&2 – Non Fiction paper 2 preparation.
Students will also be working on re-sitting Controlled assessments
Spring 1&2 – Literature exam preparation to include speaking and
listening element
Students will be assessed every term for reading or writing and within a
term they will also complete 3 other extended tasks which will form their
assessment portfolio.
Students will be assessed each half term using specimen exam materials
There will be 3 other extended pieces of work throughout each term
with a full mock exam at the end of year 10.
Students will be assessed each half term using specimen exam materials
There will be 3 other extended pieces of work throughout each term to
include Controlled Assessments.
Summer 1 – Individual class revision and exam preparation.
iGCSE Cambridge/iGCSE AQA
Students will be following an individualised plan to complete studies for
these examinations.
This will include:
Coursework:
Assignment 1 – Writing to inform/analyse/argue
Assignment 2 – Creative writing – description/Narrative
Assignment 3 – Response to reading
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Students will also read a range of texts in preparation for iGCSE
Literature. These include:
Of Mice and Men
Animal Farm
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Edexcel AS/A level Literature-4 hours a week
Year 1
Component 1:Poetry and Drama 60% (AS)
Written exam 2 hours
This will be taught Autumn 1 and Autumn 2
Component 2: Prose 40% (AS)
Written exam-1 hour
This will be taught Autumn 1 and Autumn 2
Component 2: Prose 20% (A Level)
Written exam-1 hour
Autumn 1: Mock paper for component 1 (AS)
Autumn 2: Mock paper for component 1 (AS)
Spring 1: Mock paper for component 2 (AS)
Spring 2: Mock paper for component 2 (AS)
Summer 1: Mock paper for component 1 and component 2 (AS)
Summer 2: AS external exams
This will be taught Spring 1 and Spring 2
Component 3: Poetry 30% (A Level)
Written exam-2 hours and 15 minutes.
This will be taught Summer 1 and Summer 2 alongside revision for
previous units.
Homework: Is set by each teacher (they have two). It is an extended
piece of work fortnightly.
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Year 2
Component 1: Drama Shakespeare and one other drama 30% (A Level)
Written exam- 2 hours and 15 minutes
This will be taught Autumn 1 and Autumn 2
Coursework 20%
This covers two texts 2500-3000 word essay
This will be taught in Autumn 1
Spring 1 and 2: Revision of poetry units
Summer 1: Prose and drama revision
Summer 2: Exams
Useful resources: Spark notes
Autumn 1: Mock paper for component 1 (A Level)
Autumn 2: Mock paper for component 1 (A Level)
Also, first and second draft for coursework due.
Spring 1: Final deadline for coursework
Spring 2: Mock paper for component 3 (A Level)
Summer 1: Mock paper for components 1, 2 and 3.
Summer 2: A Level external exams