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We believe English creates independent, critical thinkers with a greater understanding of the world we live in.
Our curriculum is cultivated to enable students to master knowledge in English which unlocks the power to communicate, create, and connect ideas shaping their understanding of the human condition within the wider world. Through exposure to a range of Literature, students enhance their reading ability and are challenged to develop informed and critical opinions which they can then articulate in a compelling fashion through their writing and speaking, shaping pathways to personal and professional growth.
Key Stage 3 students will study:
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 7 |
‘The Odyssey’ by Homer |
‘Julius Caesar’ by William Shakespeare |
Romantic Poetry |
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Year 8 |
‘The Crossing’ by Manjeet Mann |
‘Blood Brothers’ by Willy Russell |
Conflict Poetry |
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Year 9 |
‘The Red-Headed League’ by Arthur Conan-Doyle |
Protest Poetry |
‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare |
In Key Stage 4 students will study AQA GCSE English Literature and AQA GCSE English Language:
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 10 |
‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens |
Explorations of creative reading and writing Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives |
‘An Inspector Calls’ by J B Priestley Spoken Language Endorsement |
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Year 11 |
Power and Conflict Poetry Unseen Poetry |
Revision |
Revision |
In Key Stage 5 students will study:
AQA English Literature Specification B
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 12 |
‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare
‘Death of a Salesman’ by Arthur Miller
‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ by Thomas Hardy |
‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare
‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ by Thomas Hardy
‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood
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‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini
‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’ by William Blake
NEA: Poetry and Prose Literary value and the canon Ideas about narrative Marxist ways of reading Ecocritical ways of reading Feminist ways of reading Post-colonial ways of reading |
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Year 13 |
Final drafting of NEA: Poetry and Prose
‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’ by William Blake |
Revision |
Revision |
AQA English Language and Literature
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 12 |
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood
Poetic Voices Anthology: John Donne
‘The Paris Anthology’ – a selection of non-fiction texts |
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood
Poetic Voices Anthology: John Donne
‘The Paris Anthology’ – a selection of non-fiction texts
An Introduction to the NEA: A language investigation to compare a literary and a non-literary text |
‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams
‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini
Poetic Voices Anthology: John Donne
NEA: Analysis of chosen texts to conduct: A language investigation to compare a literary and a non-literary text |
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Year 13 |
Final drafting of NEA: A language investigation to compare a literary and a non-literary text
‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams |
Revision |
Revision |
Eduqas A Level Media Studies
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 12 |
Introduction to Media Key Concepts Unseen text analysis Set Texts: Advertising & Marketing – Tide, Kiss of the Vampire film poster, Super.Human advertisement Music Video – Formation & Riptide
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Set Texts: Film Marketing – Black Panther & I, Daniel Blake Newspapers - The Times and The Daily Mirror
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Set Texts: Radio – Woman’s Hour Video Games – Assassin’s Creed
NEA: Responding to a brief Revision
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Year 13 |
Set Texts: NEA: Responding to a brief TV – Les Revenants Black Mirror (San Junipero) Online & New Media - Zoella |
Online & New Media – Attitude Magazines – Woman’s Realm & Huck |
Revision |
If you wish to receive further information regarding our English curriculum, please send an email to admin@coundoncourt.org and mark it FAO Ms L Maton, Director of English.
