Who we are

Mrs N. Broomhall
Mrs H. Bavin
Mr M. Pinkett
Mr A. Meek
Ms D. Daya
Ms J Nunn
 
About English
 
We offer an engaging curriculum that is broad, balanced and includes the best of our cultural heritage.
The curriculum is both accessible and challenging for all students, inspiring their curiosity and developing their independence.
A student leaving Kings should have confidence with language, a love of literature and the skills for life; these include being an effective and accurate communicator, a thoughtful and critical reader and an independent thinker.
 
KS3

Students in KS3 study a broad, varied curriculum in preparation for the expectations at GCSE.


Year 7 topics:

• Sherlock Holmes
• The Island – creative writing
• Creation Myths
• One of a range of novels
• Shakespeare
• Creative Cars ­– group work and persuasive writing

 
Year 8 topics:

• Genre
• Great Expectations
• Theme Park- transactional writing
• A Shakespeare play, either  A Midsummer Night’s Dream or Twelfth Night
• Cultural Poetry
• Frankenstein – modern drama

 
Year 9 topics:

• A Twist in the Tale – reading and narrative writing
• Poetry through Time
• Of Mice and Men
• A Sense of Place -  descriptive writing
• Macbeth
• Election – group work and persuasive writing

 
GCSE
 
Examination Board: Edexcel
 
Course Outline:
 
English is an integrated course leading to 2 GCSE qualifications: English Language and English Literature. Taught over 5 sessions a fortnight, we not only aim for students to fulfil their potential in the subject but to lay the necessary foundations for success in other subjects and throughout life.
 
The course involves the study of a range of non-fiction texts and a variety of novels, plays, and poetry including that from the English literary heritage.
 
Exams are taken at the end of the course.
 
Summary of Assessment
 
English Language Edexcel (1EN0)
 
Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing
External examination – 40%
Paper 2:  Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing
External Examination– 60 %
 
Non-Examination Assessment: Spoken Language. Students will be awarded a pass, merit or distinction for this element and it will be reported on their exam certificate.


 
English Literature Edexcel (1ET0)
 
Paper 1:
Shakespeare and the Post-1914 Literature
External examination 50%
Paper 2:  19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789
External examination 50%
 
Currently our GCSE texts are
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
An Inspector Calls by J.B.Priestley
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
An anthology of 15 poems on the theme Conflict.
 

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