English
Key Stage 2
Reading for pleasure is built over time with class reading books being linked to art, design technology, geography and history.
Pupils also have their own reading book and we read daily to embed reading for pleasure.
As well as this, Pupils are taught using the Read, Write Inc Spelling, Literacy and Language and Comprehension programmes.
There are currently plans in place for our Year 6 students to have a go at completing their SATS exams.
Key Stage 3
In KS3, students have five lessons a week in English.
Three lessons a week are based upon the following units:
Year 7
Shakespeare Crash Course
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Frankenstein: The Play by Mary Shelley adapted by Philip Pullman
Nature Poetry
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Our Day Out by Willy Russell
Year 8
Lark by Antony McGowan
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
War Poetry
The Curious Incident of the Do in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Year 9
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Love Poetry
Blood Brothers by Willy Russell
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
As well as this, pupils take part in one reciprocal reading session and one dedicated writing lesson per week. Pupils are also encouraged to read independently with a chance to select a new book in their fortnightly library lesson.
Pupils are assessed in their reading, writing and spelling ages twice a year. As well as this, Year 9 pupils work towards an appropriate Entry Level certificate to help to prepare them for future Level 1 and 2 exams.
Key Stage 4
In Key Stage 4, pupils will either follow a Functional Skills pathway or a GCSE pathway. Regardless of pathway, all pupils will study English Literature, enjoying the social, moral, spiritual and cultural development that comes with reading insightful texts written by masters of the written word.
Pupils study the Eduqas syllabus for English Literature and read the following set texts:
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
For English Language, pupils study the Eduqas syllabus. This involves preparing to read and respond to unseen texts from the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries, as well as developing fiction and non-fiction writing skills.
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