English

The philosophy of Stamford Welland’s English Department is to foster students’ love of reading and writing through creativity and challenge. Our main aim is to achieve the highest possible standards for all of our students, culminating in excellent results and a life-long love of literature.

We strive to ensure that our curriculum is knowledge-rich and diverse as well as academically rigorous. We aspire to broaden the students’ minds, particularly through our deep questioning in lessons. We focus on increasing our students’ cultural capital and ensuring that they are well-versed in intellectual discussion. We teach students to appreciate the historical and cultural contexts surrounding literature, and the study of both pre-1900 and post-1900 texts in all year groups aids their knowledge of the literary canon. Overall, at Stamford Welland we wish to develop the perceptiveness and sophistication of the students’ reading skills whilst nurturing their range of command of spoken and written English.

Finally, our core purpose can be succinctly summarized in the following three mission statements:

To provide all students with the powerful knowledge and disciplinary skills in order to be successful in any chosen field.
To offer students rewarding and enriching experiences inside and outside of our classrooms.
To ensure that our students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds have the highest level of academic literacy in order to access any future pathway.

English Curriculum Overview

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Links to useful revision aids or online revision resources

BBC Bitesize: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z3kw2hv

Quizlet Flashcards: https://quizlet.com/features/flashcards

CGP Books: www.cgpbooks.co.uk

Seneca Learning: www.senecalearning.com/en-GB/