GCSE English

Curriculum Overview

English is both a knowledge and skills-based subject. This means that pupils continue to improve their skills in production of written and spoken English, their ability to receive what they read or hear and their ability to write with technical accuracy.

They also gain great knowledge from English Literature, including theories of Literature and cultural capital from the study of Literature across the ages. Pupils study different texts and modules each year but are marked against their progress using reading, writing and speaking and listening criteria.

How will I be assessed?

By the end of Year 11 you will be assessed on:

AQA Literature GCSE: Paper 1 - Shakespeare and Unseen Poetry.
AQA Literature GCSE: Paper 2 - Modern Text (Animal Farm), the Poetry Anthology (Power and Conflict) and the 19th Century Novel.

AQA Language GCSE: Non-exam Assessment: Speaking and Listening: a 3 – 5 minute speech in front of a small audience with questions posed at the end.
Language GCSE: Paper 1 - Fiction Reading and Fiction Writing
Language GCSE: Paper 2 – Non-Fiction Reading and Writing