Mission Statement
“Our mission in English at The Island Free School is to help you find your voice and empower you to be able to read between the lines. You will learn key reading, writing and speaking skills that will help you to feel confident to communicate your ideas now and in later life and to achieve your aspirations. Through our ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum, you will also be inspired to develop an appreciation for literature and the English language beyond your local context. You will study both English Literature and English Language, in ever increasing depth, because the two subjects go hand in hand. How can you study a novel if you do not understand how the English Language works? How can you create your own masterpiece if you haven’t read a range of texts? In lessons and tasks that are varied, engaging and exciting, you will be encouraged to form and share an opinion, take risks and ask questions not only about what you are studying, but also about the world and how it works”.
Please take a look at what pupils will be learning and how they will be assessed in this subject this term.
Year 9
What will my child be learning this term?
– English Language Paper 1, pupils will study questions 1,2,3 and 5 in English Language Paper 1.
How will my child be assessed this term?
– Pupils will complete a walking-talking mock of questions 1-3 in class, before completing a cumulative assessment.
What will my child be learning this term?
– Pupils will study English Language Paper 2 (questions 1,2,3 and 5).
How will my child be assessed this term?
– Pupils will answer questions 1,2 and 3 as an in class assessment.
What will my child be learning this term?
– English Language Paper 1 and 2, pupils will revise both papers and practise exam techniques in preparation for their end-of-year exams.
How will my child be assessed this term?
– Pupils will complete walking-talking mocks for both papers in class, and will then be tested in their end-of-year exams.
Year 10
What will my child be learning this term?
– English Language Paper 2; pupils will recap the questions and skills required for English Language Paper 2.
How will my child be assessed this term?
– Pupils will write a Q5 response (non-fiction creative writing) as their class assessment.
– Pupils will then complete a cumulative assessment where they will respond to all of the questions in paper 2.
What will my child be learning this term?
– Pupils are revisiting English Language Paper 1.
How will my child be assessed this term?
– Pupils will write a response to English Language Paper 1, Q5 as an in class assessment.
What will my child be learning this term?
– English Language Paper 1 and 2; pupils will revise both papers and practise exam technique.
How will my child be assessed this term?
– Pupils will complete a walking-talking mock in class and will then be tested in their end-of-year exams.
Year 11
What will my child be learning this term?
– English Language Paper 1 and 2: pupils will revise the questions and skills required for both papers.
How will my child be assessed this term?
– Pupils will be assessed in their winter mocks.
What will my child be learning this term?
– Pupils are revising both English Language papers.
How will my child be assessed this term?
– Pupils will complete practice responses in class.
What will my child be learning this term?
– Pupils will recap all topics and prepare for their exams.
How will my child be assessed this term?
– Pupils will take their GCSE examinations.
Curriculum Map
Question?
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