English Language and English Literature
The English Department instils a love of language and literature, offering students the opportunity to engage with a variety of challenging texts and their wider contexts, and encouraging them to develop and articulate their own perspectives.
Year 7, 8 and 9 students
Our teachers inspire a love of language and literature by introducing students to a range of fiction and non-fiction styles, encouraging them to develop independence and precision in their reading and writing skills. Our chosen novels are ‘Lord of the Flies’ and ‘Animal Farm’, studied alongside Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘The Tempest’. Students also study poetry from various time periods and cultures, and they take part in the Accelerated Reader programme in Years 7 and 8.
Year 10 and 11 students
In English language lessons, students consolidate their knowledge of writing styles, using a wide range of linguistic and organisational features to meet the needs of different audiences and purposes, refining their use of vocabulary, punctuation and sentence structures. They are encouraged to express their own point of view in a range of written and spoken activities. In English literature lessons, students begin their study of ‘An Inspector Calls’ and ‘A Christmas Carol’ and they further explore Shakespeare and poetry in terms of set and unseen texts.
The following links provide more information about the exam specifications for English Language and English Literature.
