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English Language

Autumn 1

Year 10

Functional Skills English: Speaking and Listening/Reading

Students will work toward achieving their Level 1 Functional Skills qualification, as a stepping stone towards GCSE English Language.   

Year 11

Explorations in Creative Reading

Students will learn the skills and exam technique needed for Paper 1 Section A (Fiction Reading).

Autumn 2

Year 10

Year 10

A Christmas Carol: Modified study

Students will study an abridged text in line with their dual award peers to promote inclusion and facilitate attendance at a performance of the novel.

Year 11

Speaking and Listening, and Explorations in Creative Writing

Students will prepare and deliver a short, spoken presentation followed by a Q&A session for their GCSE English Language Spoken Language endorsement.  

Following this, students will study  ‘Explorations in Creative Writing’ to prepare for  GCSE Paper 1 Part B (Fiction Writing).

Spring 1

Year 10

Creative Writing

Students follow a program of study to consolidate creative writing skills and increase stamina in longer writing pieces

Year 11

Reading: Viewpoints & Perspectives

Working towards GCSE Paper 2 Part A (Reading Non-Fiction), students will learn the skills and exam techniques needed to evaluate and compare writers’ viewpoints and perspectives in unseen texts.  

Spring 2

Year 10

Year 10

Students prepare for GCSE study by learning to analyse previously unseen factual texts

Year 11

Writing:  Viewpoints & Perspectives

Students will work towards GCSE Paper 2 Part B (Writing Non-Fiction Texts). Students will learn to write for a specified purpose, audience and form, where they give their own perspective on a theme.  

Summer 1

Year 10

Functional Skills English Writing

Level One Writing Scheme of Work

Students work towards achieving their level one certificate in May

Year 11

Exam Revision

Summer 2

Year 10

Reading and Writing Skills

‘The Future’

After exams, students consolidate their reading and writing skills with project—based work on fiction and non-fiction

Year 11

Exam Season