As a department, we aim to ensure that our students engage confidently with the world around them by developing their ability to communicate to the highest possible level. Our curriculum guides students to be careful and discerning readers, to write accurately, purposefully and creatively, to be reflective listeners and to voice their ideas with integrity. We see the literature we present to our students as the shape of human experience and as a cultural touchstone for our students’ lives.
Key Stage 3
In Key Stage 3 pupils develop their reading, writing and oracy skills by examining literature through three different lenses. Year 7 students engage with the ‘Power of Stories’ (both fiction and non-fiction), responding both analytically and creatively to culturally significant texts. Year 8 students examine a series of important literary movements and genres and their impact on ‘People in Society.’ In Year 9, our literary focus hinges upon ‘The Human Condition’, reflecting upon the way writers explore universal human experiences and concerns. Our programme provides rich stimulus for discussion and creativity and a solid foundation for our AQA GCSE syllabus. Throughout Key Stage Three, we explicitly develop written accuracy, vocabulary choices and independent reading.
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Key Stage 4
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| Students follow the AQA syllabus in both English Literature and English Language. We build on students’ Key Stage 3 skills in reading, examining both fiction and non-fiction texts for meaning, to engage with writers’ ideas and to explore their techniques. Students develop their writing skills, learning to construct creative and persuasive texts. In English Literature, we aim to deepen students’ understanding and appreciation of some of the greatest written texts and how their writers comment on the human condition. Students learn to read in depth, reflect critically and to write analytically. | |||||||||||||||
| English Language
Students explore and analyse a range of fiction and nonfiction texts. They also write creatively for a range of purposes, including descriptive and persuasive writing. Students are assessed in three areas:
English Literature Students study a range of literary texts in English Literature. These include: · Shakespeare · Poetry Anthology · 19th Century Novel · Modern Text Students are assessed in two areas:
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Key Stage 5
In both courses, we encourage students to read a wide range of both fiction and non-fiction to enhance their appreciation of the subject and their understanding of linguistic and literary concepts. |
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Literature:
For further details please visit: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-literature-b-7716-7717
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In Key Stage 3 pupils develop their reading, writing and oracy skills by examining literature through three different lenses. Year 7 students engage with the ‘Power of Stories’ (both fiction and non-fiction), responding both analytically and creatively to culturally significant texts. Year 8 students examine a series of important literary movements and genres and their impact on ‘People in Society.’ In Year 9, our literary focus hinges upon ‘The Human Condition’, reflecting upon the way writers explore universal human experiences and concerns. Our programme provides rich stimulus for discussion and creativity and a solid foundation for our AQA GCSE syllabus. Throughout Key Stage Three, we explicitly develop written accuracy, vocabulary choices and independent reading.
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| Students follow the AQA syllabus in both English Literature and English Language. We build on students’ Key Stage 3 skills in reading, examining both fiction and non-fiction texts for meaning, to engage with writers’ ideas and to explore their techniques. Students develop their writing skills, learning to construct creative and persuasive texts. In English Literature, we aim to deepen students’ understanding and appreciation of some of the greatest written texts and how their writers comment on the human condition. Students learn to read in depth, reflect critically and to write analytically. | |||||||||||||||
| English Language
Students explore and analyse a range of fiction and nonfiction texts. They also write creatively for a range of purposes, including descriptive and persuasive writing. Students are assessed in three areas:
English Literature Students study a range of literary texts in English Literature. These include: · Shakespeare · Poetry Anthology · 19th Century Novel · Modern Text Students are assessed in two areas:
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For further details please visit: AQA (specification 8700 and 8702) For further details please visit: http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse |
Key Stage 5
In both courses, we encourage students to read a wide range of both fiction and non-fiction to enhance their appreciation of the subject and their understanding of linguistic and literary concepts. |
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Language:
Literature:
For further details please visit: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-literature-b-7716-7717 For further information about the English curriculum please contact: Head of English Department |
For further information about the English curriculum please contact:
Mrs E Taylor Head of English Department
St Marys Catholic High School Academy Trust is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales with Company Number 8107212 and has a registered office at Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8AG.
