English

Staff

Head of Department:
Mrs S Davidson

Departmental Staff:
Mrs L Maguire, Mrs J Lander, Mr N Lendrum, Mrs G Sweeney, Mr M Winters, Mrs O Young

Overview

The English Department seeks to encourage a love of reading, an enthusiasm for writing and confidence in speaking and listening activities in all of our pupils.

Aims

• To meet the statutory requirements of the Northern Ireland Curriculum (NIC) in such a way as to reflect the basic principles of English teaching: heuristic, recursive and holistic.

• To develop our pupils as individuals, contributors to society and as contributors to the economy and the environment

• To make a major contribution to the cross-curricular skill of communication and help promote literacy throughout the school

• To prepare our pupils for academic courses at GCSE and A level

• To contribute to the fulfilment of the school aims

• To provide a combination of traditional and radical teaching styles to meet the needs of, individual pupils

• To allow and encourage pupils to maximise, and in cases exceed, their individual potential

• To make the experience of Literature and Language enjoyable and meaningful for all the pupils in the school

Key Stage 3

Pupils follow the KS3 (CCEA Statutory Curriculum)

Key Stage 4

Pupils follow the GCSE English Language (CCEA Specification)

Pupils follow the GCSE English Literature (CCEA Specification)

Key Stage 5

Pupils follow the A Level English Literature (CCEA Specification)