ENGLISH, LANGUAGE & LITERATURE DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
"English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others, and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them.” (Curriculum 2013)
Enrichment Activities
KS3
Public Speaking and Debating (weekly, with out of school workshops and competitions).
Reading groups run by the LRC
One-to-one reading and literacy support.
Book Week (including Readathon, Shakespeare performances, Dress Up Day and many more).
Storytellers’ Club
KS4
A wide range of opportunities are made available to students - from public speaking and debating competitions and clubs to the LAMDA examinations to creative writing. The whole year group is also treated to performances on key texts, as the opportunity arises.
Recommended Reading List
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by R L Stevenson
The Time Machine by H G Wells
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
