English

Our English faculty is based in the modern, purpose built English and Drama centre, which, alongside the Drama Studio and rehearsal room, houses 6 classrooms, a study centre and an ICT suite.

We aim to enable all our students to:

* communicate appropriately and accurately in written and spoken English
* read, understand, appreciate and enjoy literature, non-fiction and media texts
* produce high standards of preparation and presentation of work
* creatively use the English language to express themselves
* correctly structure a variety of different media using appropriate language
* be prepared for life beyond school

Key Stage 3

In Year 7 - 9 all students receive 4 English lessons per week.

GCSE

English is a core subject and all students follow both the 2 year English Language and English Literature GCSE courses.

English Language

The assessment for GCSE consists of both coursework and examination as follows:

COURSEWORK - (40% of final mark)

* 20% Written coursework
* 20% Speaking & Listening Coursework

EXAMINATION - (60% of final mark)

* 30% Non-Fiction and Media Texts
* 30% Literary Texts

English Literature

The English Literature course explores drama, poetry and prose from historical greats such as Shakespeare up to the present day.

The assessment for GCSE consists of both coursework and examination as follows:

COURSEWORK - (30% of final mark)

The coursework element concerns pre 1914 drama, poetry and prose and consists of two essays, one of which is comparative.

EXAMINATION - (70% of final mark)

* 20% Post 1914 Drama
* 50% Post 1914 Poetry and Prose

EXTRA CURRICULAR

The English Faculty runs a variety of activities both in and out of school. Teachers regularly have lunchtime sessions to help students with their work.