English

The English Department 

• Mrs S Mulgrew – Subject Leader English
• Mrs L Roden- Learning Leader KS4 English
• Mrs N Lewis – Learning Leader KS3 English
• Miss G Davenport – English Teacher 
• Miss E Hobbs - English Teacher (ECT)
• Mr K Jenkins - English Teacher (ECT)
• Mrs L Gilbert - English Teacher
• Mrs J Quoroll - Vice Principal, English Teacher
• Mr J Harrison - Vice Principal, English Teacher
• Mrs A Warom – Assistant Headteacher, English Teacher 
• Mr N Morris – Assistant Headteacher, English Teacher
• Mrs S Griffiths  - Director of Sixth Form, English Teacher
• Mrs E Taintey – SENDCO, English Teacher
• Miss L Bowater - English Teacher (currently on maternity leave)

Vision

The vision of the English faculty is to equip all students with an appreciation for the written and spoken word.  We aim to encourage a love of reading which lasts into adulthood.  We want our students to be confident with their use of the English language so that they can write creatively and with fluency and speak in public with confidence.  Our aim is to produce critical readers who have the confidence to question and analyse the reading material in order to deepen their understanding.  We want them to be able to debate ideas with their peers with confidence and be able to support their opinions with judicious reference to the texts they have studied.  

Our curriculum is varied and diverse and encompasses the wide range of Literature available from Ancient Tales, Shakespeare, Romantic poetry, poetry from other cultures, right through to modern novels and plays. We want students to experience the beauty and richness of language in many forms and believe that our curriculum offers this. 

Students in KS4 study for two GCSEs; English Language and English Literature.  We also offer AQA A Level English Literature for post 16 students.  This is a very popular A level course and is highly regarded by universities.

Exam Boards

GCSE English Language - https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse/english-language-8700 

GCSE English Literature - https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse/english-literature-8702 

A Level English - https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-literature-b-7716-7717 

Useful Websites for English 

KS3 and KS4 

• http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=BLVU1  The British Library – useful for wider background knowledge and reading for the Literature texts. 
• https://dictionary.cambridge.org/   Easy to use online dictionary 
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize  Useful support materials and lessons 
• https://www.youtube.com/user/mrbruff   Mr Bruff on YouTube – useful support for GCSE Language and Literature 
• https://www.collinsdictionary.com/word-of-the-day - learn 4 new words each day 

KS5 

• https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-literature-b-7716-7717 This is the AQA subject page and has the specification, mark schemes and sample exam papers. 
• https://www.yorknotes.com/alevel/english-literature This has some free resources and useful flash cards 
• https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/tess/ Useful revision notes on the novel 
• https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/othello/ Useful notes to support your revision 
• https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/salesman/ Useful notes to support your revision 
• https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd Useful notes to support your revision 
• http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=BLVU1  The British Library – useful for wider background knowledge and reading for the Literature texts. 

Learning Journey

Curriculum Summary

KS3

KS4

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