English

  1. Curriculum
  2. English

Staff Team

Name Position
Alexandra Brincklow English Coordinator
Francine Magee Teacher
Francis Domingo Teacher

Curriculum Aims

Through the curriculum, we want students to -

  • Read fluently with the ability to infer
  • Develop the habit of reading for pleasure and for information
  • Acquire a wide range of vocabulary
  • Write clearly and accurately, being able to adapt style to fit purpose, audience and context
  • Understand linguistic devices and how to use them
  • Speak clearly and confidently in different contexts and listen effectively
  • Gain appreciation of diverse literary texts

Core Content

What do we want students to know/be able to do?

  • Read and understand a wide range of texts
  • Understand and explain the writer’s craft
  • Identify writer’s viewpoint
  • Express own views
  • Write effectively and creatively using linguistic and grammatical conventions
  • Develop resilience in attempting longer pieces of reading and writing
  • Present work clearly
  • Demonstrate exam technique
  • Be confident in their talk, being able to discuss and present their ideas using linguistic devices and PowerPoint/ technology.h

Recommended Reads

There is a whole world of imagination inside your head for which you don’t need the latest gaming consoles!

Plus all our old favourites:-

Websites

Both of these websites have fun games which make learning fun.

For GCSE and Functional Skills the Exam Boards have lots of useful information on their sites like past papers and mark schemes.