The GCSE English course develops skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing.  These skills are essential to all careers and underpin achievement in other subjects.

Questions asked by students . . .

What will I learn?

To communicate and express ideas clearly;

Take part in discussion;

Organise ideas into sentences and paragraphs;

Use  spelling and punctuation accurately;

Write using a variety of styles to achieve different effects.

Participate in specific speaking and listening tasks and practise examination questions.

What sort of homework will I be set?

You will be asked to research, do wider reading, write drafts and essays and prepare for exam practice questions

What coursework will I need to do?

You will build up a folder of work that needs to include: three speaking and listening tasks; a Shakespeare assignment; a poetry assignment; creative and non-fiction writing assignment.

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Summary of Assessment

Two final exam papers assess reading (fiction and non-fiction), creative writing and non-fiction writing.

The full GCSE grade is made up of:

Further guidance on how the English exam requirements are met at Kingsmead is available from the Head of English.

The full Specification detailing all the exam requirements and assessment procedures can be downloaded here.