STAFF:
Mrs Apsley
Miss Long
Mr Luke
Mrs Renton
Mrs Abel
Aims of our department
Our aim is to equip pupils with a range of transferable skills suitable for life-long learning and to assist each individual to achieve their full potential. The study of English seeks to develop the ability of pupils to express and communicate meaning effectively in written and spoken language, to read, understand and engage with a wide variety of texts and to foster their appreciation and enjoyment of literature. In addition, the study of English should be an enjoyable one, which makes a positive contribution towards the personal and social development of the pupils.
Pupils enjoy a range of experiences outside the classroom, such as cinema and theatre trips, drama workshops and visits to local industries and events. They have opportunities to write for a variety of external audiences by entering competitions like the Evans short story competition and the Young Writers poetry and mini-saga competitions.
We also organize a range of in-school events. Each year we hold a book fair to celebrate World Book Day and hold regular LIT Club quizzes based on current popular novels. All pupils in Years 8-10 have opportunities to attain their bronze, gold or silver Reading Challenge certificate and this year, 90 Year 9 pupils will take part in the Accelerated Reader programme. Last year we held our first interdepartmental Bright Spell competition, a fun and exciting event which was enjoyed by teachers and pupils alike!
