Specification/Exam Board

The AQA Exam Board is used for all English examinations.

Curriculum Allocation

English is taught for five 100 minute lessons per fortnight.

Curriculum Period 1:

Curriculum content

The subject areas taught throughout the period of the autumn term include the following:

  • English Language Paper 2
  • An Inspector Calls
  • Macbeth
  • A Christmas Carol
  • Love and Relationships poetry and unseen poetry

Assessment

The first mock exams will include exams on:

  • English Language Paper 2 (Reading: 40 marks, Writing: 40 marks. Total: 80 marks)
  • Macbeth (30 marks, plus 4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar)
  • A Christmas Carol (30 marks)

    Curriculum Period 2:

    Curriculum content

    The subject areas taught during the spring term include:

    • A Christmas Carol
    • English Language Paper 1 and 2 
    • An Inspector Calls 
    • Macbeth
    • Unseen poetry and unseen poetry comparison
    • Love and Relationships poetry 

    Assessment

    The second mock exams will include exams on:

    • English Language Paper 1 (Reading: 40 marks, Writing: 40 marks. Total: 80 marks)
    • An Inspector Calls (30 marks, plus 4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar)
    • Love and Relationships poetry (30 marks)
    • Unseen poetry (24 marks)
    • Unseen poetry comparison (8 marks)


      Curriculum Period 3:

      Curriculum content

      The summer term will include revision of each of the Literature texts and both English Language papers. This will include: 

      • An Inspector Calls
      • Macbeth
      • A Christmas Carol
      • Love and Relationships poetry
      • Unseen poetry and unseen poetry comparison
      • English Language Paper 1 & 2

      Assessment

      These areas cover the whole of the GCSE syllabus for both Literature and Language. Each of these areas will be studied on rotation. The assessment for this section of the syllabus will be the final GCSE national examinations.


      Revision resources

      We provide knowledge organisers for all the units of the GCSE for both English Literature and English Language.

      CGP revision guides can be purchased for all aspects of the English GCSE syllabus. They include:

      CGP Revision Guide An Inspector Calls

      CGP Revision Guide Macbeth                                                                         

      CGP Revision Guide A Christmas Carol

      CGP Revision Guide Love and Relationship Poetry

      We do make a school order for the CGP revision guides and parents can order and pay for the texts via ParentPay.

      Subject Guidance and Advice

      If you need any further guidance then please contact your child’s teacher via email:

      p.lovatt@endon.shaw-education.org.uk 

      s.townend@endon.shaw-education.org.uk

      r.moston@endon.shaw-education.org.uk

      a.kelly@endon.shaw-education.org.uk

      r.cook@endon.shaw-education.org.uk

      l.black@endon.shaw-education.org.uk