Year 10 Exams information
Year 10 students will be completing their English Language Unit 3a Extended Reading or their English Only Unit 3a Understanding Creative Texts Controlled Assessment immediately following the Christmas Holidays on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th January.
Please see the list of important dates Year 10 and guidelines on the use of the AQA Notes Page for further information. Each set’s specific task can be found by clicking here.
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The English Area is staffed by a dedicated team of well-qualified and specialist teachers, led by a management team under the overall direction of the Head Of Department, Sue Braddock.
The Head of Department has overall responsibility for all key stages and for the vision and ethos of the department, for curriculum development and staff development needs. Other co-ordinators in the department take responsibility for Key Stage 3, 4 and sixth form courses.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Sir Richard Steele
Students will be entered for the AQA (A) GCSE Syllabus in English and English Literature. The Course includes the close reading and analysis of texts from a wide range of genres and periods. Some of the texts studied will include: a modern play, a Shakespeare play, a pre-twentieth century prose text and poetry from different cultures. The course will also include a media unit. Students will be expected to write for a variety of forms.
The presentation of work is assessed in both coursework and the examination. Students will be assessed in a range of oral tasks, which will include group, pair and individual activities.
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. Mark Twain
Extra-Curricular
We offer a comprehensive range of extra-curricular activities, including annual visits to Poetry Live, annual participation to the school's Eisteddfod and regular visits to theatres to support students' understanding of drama in performance. Our students were in the regional finals of the national "Spelling Bee" competition and take an active role in the Jack Petchey "Speak Out" Challenge.
A room without books is like a body without a soul. Cicero
Self Study:
Students are expected to organise their work independently and meet all deadlines. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for planning, drafting and proof reading their work. The more successful candidates will use the drafting process properly and take full advantage of the teacher input available, particularly when planning.
Once a week, Key Stage 3 lessons are hosted by the Library and Information Centre to promote readings and research skills.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers. Charles W. Eliot