Welcome to the English Department
We are an enthusiastic and hard-working team of specialist English teachers. We aim to provide equal learning opportunities for all. We build strong relationships with our students developing respect, support and encouragement throughout their learning journey at St Monica’s. Students enjoy learning in the classroom and also through the wide range of extra- curricular opportunities we offer.
Curriculum Intent
English is central to the curriculum and to society. Our intent focuses on pupils’ ability to communicate with others, expressing their well-informed ideas and emotions on society with articulation and fluency through the written and spoken word. The English Department aim to foster a love of literature and through reading a wide variety of literary heritage and modern texts, pupils acquire knowledge of the world around them developing culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Our pupils become fully functioning members of society, living out Gospel Values; respecting inherent human dignity, living with humility, having the desire to serve others before themselves, becoming Catholics of character who can make the world a better place.
Curriculum Map
Our curriculum map below outlines the programme of study in English for all pupils from Year 7 to Year 11. We build on knowledge from Key Stage 2 and prepare our students for life beyond St Monica’s.
Click here to view our English curriculum overview.
Learning Journeys
Our learning journeys outline, in a visual format, the key knowledge that is shared with pupils in each year group. They provide a reference point for teaching and sharing knowledge in lessons.
Click here to view our learning journeys.
Knowledge Organisers
We use Knowledge Organisers to support the teaching of key knowledge and more ambitious vocabulary.
Click here to view our year 7 knowledge organisers.
Access to our knowledge organisers can be found through in the section Knowledge Organisers.
English Staff
Head of English: T Dalton tdalton@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
Second in English: J Latham jlatham@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
Literacy Lead: R McEwan rmcewan@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
Teacher of English: G Walker gwalker@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
Teacher of English: O Spedding ospedding@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
Teacher of English: H Roberts hroberts@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
Teacher of English: Miss A Bentley abentley@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
Teacher of English: A Wolfenden awolfenden@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
Teacher of English: J Spellman jspellman@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
How English Links to our PSHE programme
All texts studied encourage the study of our Gospel values: Faith, Honesty, Dignity, Integrity, Humility and Justice, giving rise to appropriate discussions which take place in classrooms.
Key Stage 4 Outline and Rationale
Pupils in Year 10 and Year 11 follow the AQA GCSE English Language and English Literature courses. Staff have expertise in delivering this specification as some are experienced examiners and many staff have delivered the programme for a number of years.
AQA | GCSE | English Language | Specification at a glance
AQA | GCSE | English Literature | Specification at a glance
Useful websites
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse/english-language-8700/assessment-resources
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse/english-literature-8702/assessment-resources
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/
To find out more about the English curriculum, please email tdalton@stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk
