SubjectsKey Stage 3
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EnglishEnglish is the language through which we communicate and express ourselves and its study is a vital part of the curriculum in the college. The study of English involves exploring how meaning
is and has been conveyed through a variety of media-prose, poetry,
newspapers, film, advertisements, etc. It is vibrant because it
is a constantly evolving organism-think about the words that have
entered the language recently…hoody, tri-band, upskill. Correspondingly,
it is also the study of where we come from in terms of language
and culture… At Sawyers Hall College, we study the changing face of English, both in non-fiction and fiction. The vast majority of students are encouraged to sit both GCSE English and GCSE English Literature, while the AS/2 course combines both approaches, English Language and Literature. During Key Stage Three, students are taught the building blocks for the study of English, from basic word level understanding, onwards through to the complexities of sentence structure and even upwards into analysis of prose and poetry. Year 7 students begin their academic experience with a tailored literacy programme followed by a year of foundation-building for success in the subject. Students learn about non-fiction and persuasive texts, producing their own TV advertisements in Year 8. In addition, they visit The Globe Theatre and become more confident about Shakespearean texts. In Year 9, SAT’s preparation guides them through complex prose comprehension, analysis of prescribed set scenes from The Tempest and through to becoming confident and competent writers. Throughout their time at Sawyers Hall, students are encouraged to enter competitions, visit the theatre, read independently and master the skills of research, collation and evaluation. Our aim is to develop a lifelong love and appreciation
of language and literature whilst producing confident and competent
users of English. |
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