Subjects

“Books are the training weights of the mind.” - Epictetus

Teddington’s English department is fully resourced with specialist English teachers from KS3 to KS5.

The English curriculum is based on our aims to ensure students are exposed to a wide variety of literature and develop and practice their skills in reading and writing.  It is our intention to ensure that students have had every opportunity to develop as confident communicators with knowledge of a range of texts both contemporary and from the literary tradition.

Our curriculum is spirally sequenced so that students revisit and build key skills in reading and writing as they progress from KS3 to KS4 and onto KS5.  In each year, students study poetry, drama and a prose text, plus a Shakespeare text in addition to creative writing and non-fiction reading and writing.  We place emphasis on speaking and listening as an essential element of our curriculum and hold a speech competition every year in preparation for the Spoken Language Endorsement at GCSE.

In year 7 English is taught in mixed ability groups, thereafter there is an accelerated group in each year comprised of those with the highest targets and performance. The rest are taught in mixed ability classes. All classes follow the topics outlined on the curriculum sequence document below.  The units at KS3 build students’ skills, knowledge and subject terminology in preparation for KS4. 

At KS5 we currently offer English Literature which extends and develops students love of literature and their ability to express themselves in formal, structured arguments and debates.  

The curriculum sequence and course specifications can be viewed by clicking on the links below:

English Language GCSE

English Literature GCSE

A Level English Literature

Curriculum Sequence: English