Welcome to the English Curriculum
English Department:
Head of Faculty: Ms E.Lashmar
Primary Subject Lead: Mrs K Stepanian (KS1)
Mrs H.O'Byrne (KS2)
Teacher of English: Ms J.Robinson
Teacher of English: Mr M.Lynch
Curriculum Journey from EYFS to KS4
Reception:
Autumn 1: Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers
Autumn 2: Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too) by Keith Negley and Every Child a Song by Nicola Davies
Spring 1: Everything and Everywhere by Marc Martin
Spring 2: The Extraordinary Gardener by Sam Boughton
Summer 1: A-Z of Endangered Animals by Jennifer Cossins
Summer 2: A River by Marc Martin
Year 1:
Autumn 1: The Magic Bed by John Birmingham
Autumn 2: Stanley's Stick by John Hegley
Spring 1: Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
Spring 2: The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett
Summer 1: Beegu by Alexis Deacon
Summer 2: Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max
Year 2:
Autumn 1: The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams
Autumn 2: The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
Spring 1: Leo and the Octopus by Isabelle Marinov
Spring 2: The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward
Summer 1: Wolves by Emily Gravett
Summer 2: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
Year 3:
Autumn 1: The First Drawing by Mordicai Gerstein
Autumn 2: Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve
Spring 1: The Tin Forest by Helen Ward
Spring 2: Cloud Tea Monkeys by Elspeth Graham and Mal Peet
Summer 1: Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit
Summer 2: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
Year 4:
Autumn 1: Varjak Paw by S. F. Said
Autumn 2: The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
Spring 1: Varmints by Helen Ward
Spring 2: The Baker by the Sea by Paula White
Summer 1: Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman
Summer 2: The Story of Tutankhamun by Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Year 5:
Autumn 1: Shackleton's Journey by William Grill
Autumn 2: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Spring 1: Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolen
Spring 2: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Summer 1: Titanic Detective Agency by Lyndsay Littleson
Summer 2: Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins
Year 6:
Autumn 1: Pax by Sara Pennypacker
Autumn 2: The Promise by Nicola Davies
Spring 1: Pig-Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman
Spring 2: The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Summer 1: Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah
Summer 2: Suffragette: The Battle for Equality by David Roberts
Year 7:
Autumn 1: Boy 87 by Ele Fountain
Autumn 2: Introduction to Gothic Literature
Spring 1: Nature and the Environment Poetry Anthology
Spring 2: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Summer 1: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Summer 2: Non-fiction Spoken Language
Year 8:
Autumn 1: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Autumn 2: Gothic Extracts
Spring 1: Poetry from World War One
Spring 2: The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
Summer 1: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Summer 2: Non-fiction Spoken Language
Year 9:
Autumn 1: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Autumn 2: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Spring 1: Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl
Spring 2: Creative Reading and Writing
Summer 1: Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Summer 2: Non-fiction Spoken Language
KS4 -Year 10 & 11 - GCSE Course Overview:
Exam Board: AQA English Language & AQA English Literature
Exam Requirements:
English Language Paper 1: 1hr 45mins Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
English Language Paper 2: 1hr 45 mins Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives
English Literature Paper 1: 1hr 45 mins Romeo and Juliet and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
English Language Paper 2: 2hrs 15 mins An Inspector Calls, Love and Relationships Poetry and Unseen Poetry
Course Syllabus:
English Literature GCSE: Click here for the full GCSE syllabus
English Language GCSE: Click here for the full GCSE syllabus