English - Westbourne Academy

Intent:

To provide every student at all ages, no matter their starting point, with a rigorous, challenging and enjoyable curriculum.
For students to gain an appreciation of different movements within literature and how they are linked and have developed over time.
To build empathy for and sensitivity to the experience of marginalised groups in all their varieties through a range of texts.
To know how writers, including non-fiction writers, use language and structure texts in a range of genres, to achieve a range of purposes.
To develop students who can communicate successfully and confidently, expressing their ideas and opinions verbally and in a range of written formats.

Curriculum

KS3 Westbourne Curriculum Overview English

KS4 Westbourne Curriculum Overview English

GCSE Examination Board: AQA

GCSE English Language Assessment Method:
Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing (50%; 1 hour 45 minutes)
Paper 2: Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives (50%; I hour 45 minutes)
Non-Examined Assessment: Spoken Language (separate endorsement)

GCSE English Literature Examination Method:
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel (40%; 1 hour 45 minutes)
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry (60%; 2 hours 15 minutes)

Where English and English Literature can take you:

English will equip you with strong communication skills that will always be relevant whichever career path you choose. There is widespread demand for strong communication skills in every industry; therefore, as students of English and English Literature, you will have a wealth of opportunities available to you. Careers where strong communication and written English skills are a priority include media and journalism; publishing; law; academia and teaching; advertising, PR and marketing as well as research assistant roles for a whole variety of different projects, from science to archaeology.