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GCSE English Language & GCSE English Literature Rebecca Johnson, Head of English Lisa Huckerby, Associate Director of English Sam Wigfield, Associate Director of English Responsibility for Year 11 English Rebecca Johnson Jolie Stead Catherine Richards Fiona Williams Nicola Sharpe Laura Fox Ben Agar The Outwood Grange Family of Schools 3

English Results 2015-2016 Actual Results A*-C – 90% A*-A – 14% 3 LoP – 92% 4 LoP – 50.4% Rank 5 Targets A*-C – 77% (+13%) 3 LoP – 79% (+13%) 4 LoP – 46% (+4%) English Literature – 78%

English Language Course Content Component 1 1hr 45 Exam Reading 20th Century Prose (1 hour) Writing Creative Writing (45 mins) Worth 40% of qualification Component 2 2 Hour Exam Reading 19th & 21st Century Non-Fiction (1 hour) Writing Two transactional writing tasks Worth 60% of qualification The Outwood Grange Family of Schools 5

English Language Course Content Component 3 Non-exam Assessment Speaking & Listening One presentation/speech delivered to an audience and to include answering questions Unweighted - worth 0% of qualification The Outwood Grange Family of Schools 6

English Literature Course Content Component 1 2 hour Exam Shakespeare – Romeo & Juliet One extract question One essay question (1 hour) Poetry Anthology – Post-1789 One question on a single poem One question comparing 2 poems Worth 40% of qualification Component 2 2 hr 30m Exam Blood Brothers One extract based question (45 mins) A Christmas Carol Unseen Poetry One question on a single poem One question comparing 2 poems Worth 60% of qualification The Outwood Grange Family of Schools 7

What support do we offer? Consolidation period One to one or small group tuition Option English Student Tutoring in VMG time After school enrichment and support A free revision guide and workbook for every YR11 student Half term intervention sessions Theatre Trips The Outwood Grange Family of Schools 8

Ways in which you can support at home… Encourage your son/daughter to complete all of the activities on the English Literature Revision timetable. Encourage your son/daughter to revise by reading and watching versions of the key texts for their Literature exam: ‘Romeo & Juliet’ by John William Shakespeare ‘Blood Brothers’ by Willy Russell ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens Encourage your son/daughter to access online revision material, e.g. BBC Bitesize. Encourage your son/daughter to attend after school support sessions and holiday revision sessions. Encourage your son/daughter to learn their personalised spelling lists. Encourage your son/daughter to learn the Dirty Thirty spelling list.

English Literature Revision Timetable

Provisional Trial Exam dates: English Literature Comp 1 – Wednesday 11th January English Literature Comp 2 – Thursday 12th January English Language Comp 1 – Wednesday 8th February English Language Comp 2 – Thursday 9th February Make every second count! The Outwood Grange Family of Schools 11

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What can parents/carers do to help? The Outwood Grange Family of Schools 24

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Please feel free to discuss individual students with members of the English and Maths teams. The Outwood Grange Family of Schools 26