Welcome to the English Department...

STAFF:

Head of Dept: MR S Hepworth

2nd i/c: Mrs C Harding

Mr J Clarke

Miss V Fair

Mrs T Osei-Fosu

Mrs P Richens

Mrs C Griffiths

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OFFERED BY THE  DEPARTMENT:

Readathon: open to Year 7 – running during Autumn Term 2008

PressPackers: open to students in all year groups

Poetry in performance: open to Year 11 – 9 February 2009 *

Globe Players: SATS workshops – open to Years 8 and 9 – April 2009 *

 * these events will incur a small charge

The Key Stage 3 Curriculum:

Please click here to download a handbook regarding all English KS3 information

The Key Stage 4 Curriculum:

 The English Department offers students the chance to study for two separate GCSE courses: English Language (AQA Specification A) and English Literature (AQA Specification A). The two courses are taught simultaneously and teachers will decide upon final entry during the latter part of Year 11. Students are taught in sets for the GCSE courses.

 CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO HOW THE COURSES ARE STRUCTURED AS FROM APRIL 2010. 

Teachers plan their own overview of the course for their classes, but all students will complete the same topics and prepare for the same exams. For more information on your child’s individual course, please contact their English teacher.  

COURSEWORK:

 Coursework is a requirement of the AQA courses. Each student MUST submit five pieces of coursework based on the following topics:  

• Shakespeare
• Media
• Twentieth Century play
• Prose Study
• Original Writing

All coursework deadlines are set by individual staff.  

The marking of draft coursework is not a requirement of the exam board; instead it is marked at the discretion of staff. If a student fails to hand in draft coursework or attempts to hand it in late, then staff will not be expected to mark it.

PLAGIARISM 

Students and parents are reminded that plagiarism is a serious offence and is dealt with severely by the Department, school and exam board. All students should footnote sources and attach a bibliography to coursework to identify any additional research that they may have done.