English
Curriculum Leader: L Raven
KS3 English
| Year 7 | Overview of Topics Covered |
| Autumn 1 | Fiction extracts and Creative Writing |
| Autumn 2 | Novel Study (Raven’s Gate) |
| Spring 1 | Prose and Poetry unit |
| Spring 2 | Non Fiction Language unit |
| Summer 1 | Genre Study (Myths and Legends) |
| Summer 2 | Introduction to Shakespeare (Heroes and Villains) |
| Year 8 | Overview of Topics Covered |
| Autumn 1 | Language exploration: Fiction extracts |
| Autumn 2 | Prose Study (The Bone Sparrow |
| Spring 1 | Shakespeare Study (Much Ado About Nothing) |
| Spring 2 | American Literature Unit |
| Summer 1 | Poetry from other culture |
| Summer 2 | Fiction/Non Fiction Unit |
| Year 9 | Overview of Topics Covered |
| Autumn 1 | Dystopian fiction extracts |
| Autumn 2 | Novel study (Lord of the Flies/Animal Farm) |
| Spring 1 | Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet |
| Spring 2 | Non Fiction and Writing Unit |
| Summer 1 | Poetry and non-fiction Unit |
| Summer 2 | Study of a play |
KS4 GCSE English – AQA
| Year 10 | Overview of Topics Covered |
| Autumn 1 | Language Paper 1 skills |
| Autumn 2 | A Christmas Carol |
| Spring 1 | Fiction and Non-Fiction reading unit |
| Spring 2 | Macbeth |
| Summer 1 | An Inspector Calls |
| Summer 2 | Language Paper 2 skills (Persuasive writing) and speaking and listening task |
| Year 11 | Overview of Topics Covered |
| Autumn 1 | Poetry Anthology (Power and Conflict) and Paper 2 Revision |
| Autumn 2 | Mock Exams and revision of Macbeth |
| Spring 1 | Unseen Poetry/Targeted revision |
| Spring 2 | Targeted revision |
| Summer 1 | Revision all units |
| Summer 2 | Terminal exams begin |
