English and Languages

English

The English curriculum builds up over five years and is sequenced to ensure a breadth of study, and develop mastery through a chronological study of classic and modern literature, along with developing analytical, exploratory, critical and comparative skills.

Year 10 marks the start of the two year GCSE curriculum, where pupils will study and master the texts required for GCSE Literature alongside developing, revising and practising GCSE English reading, writing and speaking skills.

In Year 11, pupils sit AQA GCSE English Literature and Language qualifications.

Year 7

Autumn 1

Fiction: The Girl of Ink and Stars with descriptive and narrative writing

Autumn 2

Fiction: The Girl of Ink and Stars with descriptive and narrative writing

Spring 1

Play: An introduction to Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet

Spring 2

Play: An introduction to Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet

Summer 1

Poetry: Relationships and identity anthology

Summer 2

The Diary of a Young Girl with transactional writing

Year 8

Autumn 1

Fiction: Gothic– Dracula with descriptive and narrative writing

Autumn 2

Fiction: Gothic– Dracula with descriptive and narrative writing

Spring 1

Play: Shakespeare- Richard III

Spring 2

Play: Shakespeare- Richard III

Summer 1

Poetry: Social justice anthology

Summer 2

Non-fiction: I am Malala and transactional writing

Year 9

Autumn 1

Fiction: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes with descriptive and narrative writing

Autumn 2

Fiction: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes with descriptive and narrative writing

Spring 1

Play: Shakespeare- King Lear

Spring 2

Play: Shakespeare- King Lear

Summer 1

Poetry: war and conflict anthology

Summer 2

Non-fiction: We Should All Be Feminists and transactional writing

Year 10

Autumn 1

A Christmas Carol

Autumn 2

Language Paper 1 Section A

Spring 1

Language Paper 1 Section B and Paper 2

Spring 2

Macbeth

Summer 1

Power and conflict

Summer 2

Unseen Poetry Spoken Language

Year 11

Autumn 1

An Inspector Calls

Autumn 2

Language Paper 2 Section A

Spring 1

Revision

Spring 2

Revision

Modern Foreign Languages

The Modern Foreign Languages curriculum aims to provide pupils with a rich core knowledge and build their ability to communicate effectively in a foreign language over the course of five years. 

The curriculum is structured in such a way to build core knowledge in pupils in Year 7, 8 & 9. It builds upon these foundations into GCSE study, starting from Year 10, mastering this knowledge ready for terminal exams.   

In Year 7, pupils learn to describe themselves and establish the basic groundings in common grammar. As pupils progress through the years, they learn a wider variety of vocabulary, as well as being able to communicate in the future and past tenses.

The foundations of linguistic knowledge, verb structures and a range of tenses are covered in depth repeatedly in the first few years of the course in order to secure this core knowledge, with topic-based vocabulary covered in order to build pupils ability to converse on a range of subjects.

In Year 11, pupils sit AQA GCSE language qualifications, mainly in French.

French & Spanish

Year 7

Autumn 1

The Basics

Autumn 2

My Family

Spring 1

School

Spring 2

Summer 1

Where I Live

Summer 2

Revision and Consolidation

Year 8

Autumn 1

Holidays

Autumn 2

Going Out and Staying In

Spring 1

Daily Routine, Health and Fitness

Spring 2

Summer 1

School and Future Plans

Summer 2

Revision and Consolidation

Year 9

Autumn 1

Relationships

Autumn 2

Festivals and Traditions

Spring 1

City of Region in a TL Country

Spring 2

Summer 1

The World Around Us

Summer 2

Consolidation

Year 10

Autumn 1

Where I live

Autumn 2

Global Issues

Spring 1

Social Issues

Spring 2

Healthy Lifestyle

Summer 1

Holidays

Summer 2

 

Year 11

Autumn 1

My School

Autumn 2

Education

Spring 1

Future Plans

Spring 2

Careers