English
The English Department believe that all students are entitled to a challenging, academic and enjoyable experience of English. Our aim is to enthuse students to become confident readers and academic writers. Teaching through stories to enhance language skills and develop critical understanding of the world around them.
Our Key stage three curriculum has been constructed to provide a cyclical structure for learners, in which they have access to high quality texts from around the round from a variety of different viewpoints. We build on pupils’ knowledge from primary school by offering grammar, rich vocabulary lessons and assessment which is blended from SATs. A wide variety of fictional and non-fiction genres including: Travel Writing, Magic, I am Malala, Noughts and Crosses, Who We Are and Detective fiction are offered in Key stage three. All of which prepare students for the challenges of GCSE and A Level. All students complete Drop Everything and Read (DEAR time) in English and are able to visit the library to read aloud to adults, change their reading books and practice group plays. Alongside, students are given opportunity to Drop Everything and Write (DEAW) in order to deliberately practice new and existing writing skills. Currently students receive a spelling, punctuation and grammar workbook, or Language workbook at Key Stage four for homework, – along with, Bedrock vocabulary app for Key stage three and revision materials for Key stage four.
| English Curriculum | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 - Exam Board AQA |
| Autumn |
Travel Writing Animal Farm |
Noughts and Crosses |
Blood Brothers A Christmas Carol |
Unseen Poetry Narrative Writing |
Language Paper 1 Romeo and Juliet
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| Spring | Magic Childhood Voices |
Noughts and Crosses Frankenstein |
Poetry Shakespeare Shorts |
Anthology Viewpoint Writing |
A Christmas Carol Language Paper 2 |
| Summer |
Alice in Wonderland I am Malala |
Conflict Poetry Who We Are |
Activism The Unexplained |
Speaking and Listening An Inspector Calls |
Anthology Unseen Poetry |
DEPARTMENT STAFF
Mrs H Barker – Head of English
Miss L Staley – Second in English
Miss L Dudley – Cross-curricular Literacy Lead, Teacher of English
Mr M King – Teacher of English
Ms L Cory - Teacher of English
Miss J Murphy - Teacher of English/Head of Year
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you would like to find out more about the English curriculum, please contact Mrs H Barker, Head of English
- By phone: 01933 650496
- By email: h.barker@huxlow.northants.sch.uk
Year 7
CGP SPaG workbook. Shakespeare study
Year 8
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z43dwnb/articles/zv6yvwx CGP SPaG workbook.