English
English is about the universality of relationships:
- The relationships between families, friends and lovers;
- The relationships between nations, races and classes;
- The relationships between writers, ideas and readers;
- The relationships between all living things.
Life is about establishing, building and repairing relationships.
Every English text - be it a novel, a poem, a speech, a play – discusses, criticises or celebrates the relationships we all experience.
English is a subject that has, and will always, explore how and why writers write about these relationships.
This is what we mean by universality.
Mantra: “Literature is about the endless challenges and thrills of being human. To understand literature is to understand about life.”
Key Stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Year 7 ‘The Human Condition’
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Being Human - fear
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Gothic writing
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Being Human - power
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Animal Farm
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Discursive Writing
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Being Human - love
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Romeo and Juliet
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Love poetry
Year 8 ‘Experience and Voice’
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Lacking a voice: Of Mice and Men
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Essay writing
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Discursive writing
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The Freedom to Speak
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Opinion Articles
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Capturing the Moment: Experience
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Experiential non-fiction
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Poetry of Experience and Voice
Year 9 ‘Power and Conflict’
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The Beast Within: Lord of the Flies
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Power and Conflict Poetry
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Controlling the Narrative: Dystopian Fiction
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Creative Writing
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Power and Identity: Leave Taking
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Speeches and Rhetoric
Key Stage 4 (Year 10-11)
Year 10 GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature
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Power and Conflict Poetry
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A Christmas Carol
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An Inspector Calls
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Macbeth
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English Language Paper 1
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Speaking and Listening
Year 11 GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature Exam preparation
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English Language Paper 2
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English Literature Paper 2
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English Language Paper 1
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English Literature Paper 1
Key Stage 5 (Year 12-13)
- Aspects of Tragedy
- Elements of Crime
- Theory and Independence
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-literature-b-7716-7717