Intent

The English Department is devoted to fostering and implementing our school's values of Join in, be Motivated and be Ambitious. It is through those same values that we inspire students to become confident and critical thinkers in our English classroom and beyond. We are dedicated to preparing students to become empowered individuals who have a strong understanding of the world that they are living in.

Implementation

KS3

We endeavour to vary learning opportunities within the classroom by taking a collaborative approach to our teaching and learning, while highlighting the importance of reading, writing, and oracy [Core skills]. By exploring core concepts, a variety of selected voices from a range of backgrounds and time periods have been selected for our students. These concepts are culture and identify [Year 7+8+9], power and society [Year 8+9], youth and mental health [Year 9] which are spiralled as building blocks to ensure students become confident and critical lifelong learners.

KS4

We endeavour to vary learning opportunities within the classroom by taking a collaborative approach to our teaching and learning, while highlighting the importance of reading, writing, and oracy [Core skills]. By exploring core concepts, a variety of selected voices from a range of backgrounds and time periods have been selected for our students. These concepts are culture and identify [Year 7+8+9], power and society [Year 8+9], youth and mental health [Year 9] which are spiralled as building blocks to ensure students become confident and critical lifelong learners.

KS5

A level Students will explore the elements within each text to “engage with the debate” of the writers and articulate their responses with confidence and clarity. They will also have to analyse character, theme, context, and methodology. The exam course is organised around two main concepts: ASPECTS OF COMEDY and POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PROTEST.

Implementation

Please click the curriculum maps below to see the subject implementation.