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 can also choose a reading book from the library.
As well as this, pupils are taught using the Read, Write Inc Spelling, Literacy and Language and Comprehension programmes if necessary.
There are currently plans in place for our Year 6 students to have a go at completing their SATS exams.
Key Stage 3
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Our English curriculum is designed to build confidence, creativity, and critical thinking as students progress through Key Stage 3. Each year group develops essential skills in reading, writing, and spoken language — preparing pupils for success at GCSE and beyond.
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Year 7 – Building Strong Foundations
Students gain confidence in writing and reading through familiar stories, descriptive pieces, and factual reports. They learn to organise ideas clearly, use grammar accurately, and write for different purposes — laying the groundwork for narrative and descriptive writing.
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Year 8 – Expanding Expression and Understanding
Students tackle a wider range of genres, from letters and soliloquies to poetry and creative retellings. They begin analysing texts in more depth, experimenting with tone, audience, and style. This stage develops versatility, imagination, and growing analytical awareness.
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Year 9 – Developing Analysis and Critical Voice
Students engage with more complex texts — including classic novels, drama, and world poetry — exploring themes, context, and language in detail. They produce extended essays and creative work with increasing accuracy and sophistication, honing their ability to discuss, debate, and evaluate literature confidently.
By the end of Key Stage 3, pupils are skilled, thoughtful communicators — ready to meet the challenges of GCSE English or Functional Skills
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 Pearson iGCSE Specification A syllabus. This involves an exam (60%) and coursework (40%).
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