English & Media

The English curriculum is designed to challenge and support all of our students to ensure they are imbued with a life-long love of literature and language. We provide students with a range of pathways so that they achieve the best possible outcomes as individuals. Our mission across all key stages is to celebrate and boost students’ confidence in reading, writing and oracy. Our ambitious and varied curriculum offers our diverse intake of students an opportunity to engage with the rich tapestry of English literature and language. This is supported by a carefully sequenced, cumulative approach to learning where we embed, revisit and build upon the foundations of English in each key stage: description, analysis, expressive writing and evaluative critical thinking. Outside of the classroom, students are encouraged and given opportunities to enhance their cultural capital by pursuing their interests in poetry, creating narratives, public speaking, and theatre. 

 

KEY STAGE 3

KEY STAGE 4

KEY STAGE 5 YR12 ENGLISH LITERATURE

KEY STAGE 5 YR13 ENGLISH LITERATURE

KEY STAGE 5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

 

 

APPS & ONLINE RESOURCES

THe Media Curriculum is designed to challenge and support all of our students, ensuring that they achieve the best outcomes possible by focusing on a diverse range of set texts. Students will be exposed to the full spectrum of modern media, including: Film; Advertising, Magazines, Television, Radio, Video Games, Music and Social Media. Across the curriculum students will develop their cultural capital with all set texts requiring broad knowledge of social, cultural, historical, economic and political contexts. Good literacy underpins all teaching and learning activities and students will be encouraged to become insightful in their written responses alongside using skills such as analysis and evaluation. Outside the classroom students are encouraged to build their cultural capital through a range of exciting school trips, whether it be to Harry Potter World, Sky Studios or by attending seminars at the National Film Theatre.

 

KS4 Media Studies 

KS5 Level 2 in Creative Media 

KS5 A LEVEL - Media Studies

KS5 LEVEL 3 Creative Digital Media Production