Norlington School for Boys

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Norlington Road, Leyton, London, E10 6JZ
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English

Staff

Mr Isaac – Head of English

Ms Flynn – Deputy head of English

Mrs Ahmed – English Teacher

Mr Amoah – English Teacher

Mr Corbett – English Teacher

Ms Kanel – English Teacher

 

Year 7

In Year 7 students study a range of different topics which focus on providing them with the skills they will need throughout their school life. Students begin the Lexia programme which allows for individual progress across a range of literacy skill areas, as well as developing their reading skills through other literacy sessions.

The curriculum includes six week modules on:

Children’s Stories

Shakespeare

The Play text (Our Day Out)

 

Year 8

The Year 8 curriculum aims to develop the topics that are introduced at Year 7, introducing the boys to more challenging novels and plays, and encouraging a more in-depth analysis of Shakespearean drama. In literacy classes too, the boys continue their progress both on Lexia and in guided literacy sessions. The final section of the year focuses on group work in an Apprentice-style competition.

The curriculum includes six-week modules on:

Short Stories

Poetry

Different Play texts

 

Year 9

The year 9 curriculum is designed to familiarise students with the requirements of the GCSE English and English Literature courses. The course again covers a variety of different reading and writing units that build upon the students’ experiences in both Years 7 and 8. The summer term focuses on two units of work that encourage students to develop their team work, before their final end of year exam.

Poetry from different cultures

Short stories

The Novel

 

Year 10

The Year 10s begin their GCSE course by focussing on a number of areas. Students will study non-fiction texts, before moving onto Of Mice and Men. In the spring term they will move onto contemporary poetry and An Inspector Calls. The beginning of the summer term will be spent on exam preparation techniques for a mock end of year exam. The final half-term of the year is spent in a spoken language study. By the end of year 10, the students will have completed five pieces of controlled assessment coursework.

 

Year 11

The Year 11s finish their course by completing their English Literature coursework. They will start by studying a range of poetry, revising Of Mice and Men for the Literature exam paper. This will be followed by An Inspector Calls and exam revision during the spring and summer terms.

 

Enrichment Opportunities

The English department organises a KS3 and KS4 trip each term to reward students who have shown excellent effort and achievement throughout the term. Recent trips include visits to An Inspector Calls, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, War Horse and Shrek the Musical.

 

The department also runs weekly revision sessions for KS4 pupils.

 

Mr Corbett organises a creative writing club on Thursdays (3:30pm-4:30pm).

The Novel

Shakespeare

The Apprentice Project

The Play (Romeo and Juliet)

The Debate

The Fundraising Project

Poetry

The Novel (Holes)

An advertising project

Key Stage 3