English Faculty
Teaching and Learning Director
Mrs C Banham
The English Faculty’s policy is to empower and inspire literate individuals who are competent and confident users of English, whilst providing opportunities for all students to achieve their full potential and to promote and enable academic achievement of the highest calibre. Not least among our aims is a desire to foster within our students a love of English.
Overview of Curriculum Key Stage 3
Throughout their time at Oulder Hill, students in KS3 are taught English in mixed ability groups, with the exclusion of year 7 students with a KS2 reading score of below a 100 and year 8 students who require additional help with their reading skills. Each year group has 4 one hour lessons per week. In year 7, it is the policy of the school that classes be kept as small as possible. Students will be set homework on a regular basis, usually twice a week. Homework will involve either a writing task, research, planning, learning or reading. Each homework will normally involve about thirty minutes of private study. Students are assessed regularly in lessons and at the end of each unit of work with a common assessment piece. Staff will make constructive comments which aim to point out the strengths in their work and highlight weaknesses for future action.
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Y7 |
Drama: Frankenstein
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Modern text: novel
(Animal Farm, Cirque du Freak, Holes or Ghost Messenger)
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Poetry and extracts |
Spoken Language
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WRITING Fiction: the creature’s first-person narrative |
READING Extract analysis (HA pupils may link to other parts) |
WRITING Non-fiction: an article based on an issue raised in the novel |
READING Extract analysis (some should link to other parts) |
WRITING Fiction: inspired by a poem |
READING Poetry analysis (EoY exam) |
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Y8 |
Modern text: novel
(Oliver Twist, Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Flies, Brother in the Land or The Hound of the Baskervilles)
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Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet |
Poetry and extracts |
Spoken Language |
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WRITING Non-fiction: speech on an issue raised in the novel |
READING Extract analysis (most will link to other parts) |
WRITING Fiction: description of a setting inspired by the play |
READING Extract analysis |
WRITING Fiction: inspired by a poem |
READING Poetry analysis (EoY exam) |
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Y9 |
C19th novel: A Christmas Carol |
Poetry: comparison
Kamikaze, The Emigree, COTLB, Bayonet Charge, Exposure, Remains
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Poetry: unseen
Cover Poppies and War Photographer as unseen
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Modern text: An Inspector Calls |
Exam prep
Following PPE, cover remaining poems: SOTI, MLD, Tissue |
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*Also cover London, Prelude, Ozymandias and COMH *One writing lesson per week (or equivalent)
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*Interleave ACC *One writing lesson per week (or equivalent)
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*Interleave poetry *One writing lesson per week (or equivalent)
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*Interleave poetry *One writing lesson per week (or equivalent)
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Overview of Curriculum Key Stage 4
Pupils in current year10 and 11 are following 2 GCSE qualifications, one in English Language and the other in English Literature. They will be awarded 2 separate GCSE grades following their exams in the summer term.
In Years 10-11, students are taught in 9 one-hour long lessons each week. In Year 10 these are also mixed ability groups, but students are setted, according to ability in Year 11. Both GCSE qualifications are obtained through an exam worth 100% of the final grade awarded. There is also an Individual Speaking Test which students must undertake, which is recorded, and this is a separate qualification.
There is only one tier of entry for examination in both Language and Literature.
The specification code for GCSE English Language is 8700 (UK):
The specification code for GCSE English Literature is 8702:
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Y10 |
Shakespeare: Macbeth (cover Acts 1-3 before PPE) |
Poetry: comparison and unseen Any poems not covered in Y9; comparison skills.
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Modern text: An Inspector Calls (exam approaches) |
Exam prep: revision of all texts |
Spoken Language
Viewpoint writing |
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*Interleave ACC in HT1 and AIC in HT2 *One writing lesson per week |
*Interleave Macbeth *One writing lesson per week |
*Interleave poetry *One writing lesson per week |
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Macbeth – extract only |
PPE Literature Paper 1 (30th October 2019) |
Poetry comparison
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PPE Literature Paper 2 (1st April 2020)
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GCSE Literature exams |
Spoken Language presentations (filming 7th July 2020) |
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Y11 Lang |
Paper 1 Section B (approx. one lesson per week)
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Paper 1 Section A (approx. two lessons per week) |
Paper 2 Section A (approx. two lessons per week) |
Paper 2 Section B (approx. one lesson per week)
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Exam prep |
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PPE Language Paper 1 (mid-November)
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PPE Language Paper 2 (March) |
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Y11 Lit |
Shakespeare: Macbeth
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C19th novel: A Christmas Carol (exam approaches) |
Poetry: comparison and unseen (exam approaches)
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Modern text: An Inspector Calls (exam approaches) |
Exam prep: revision of all texts |
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PPE Literature Paper 1 (mid-November) |
PPE Literature Paper 2 (March) |
GCSE Language and Literature exams |
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