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