1. GCSEs in English Language and English Literature

2. GCSE English Language UNIT 1 - EXAMINATION 30% (1 hour 45 mins) Friday 8 th January 2016 (final examination Set 1-4) Tuesday 7 th June 2016 (final examination Set 5-6) UNIT 2 - EXAMINATION 30% (1 hour 45 mins) Monday 13 th June 2016 (final examination all pupils)

3. UNIT 3 20% Controlled Assessment Reading – 10% Writing – 10% Reading currently underway Writing October/November 2015 UNIT 4 20% Speaking and Listening Controlled Assessment Group Discussion – 10% Individual – 10% January/February 2016 Thursday 25 th February 2016

4. GCSE English Literature UNIT 1 Final Examination (2 hrs) – 35% Wednesday 6 th January 2016 Section A 21% Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck) Section B 14% Unseen poetry comparison

5. UNIT 2 Final Examination 40% (2 hrs) Friday 27 nd May 2016 An Inspector Calls (Priestly) (20%) AND About A Boy (Hornby) (20%) GCSE English Literature

6. CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT (LINKED TEXTS) 25% UNIT 3: Poetry and drama (literary heritage) Poetry and play by Shakespeare comparison. GCSE English Literature

7. Pupils studying GCSE English Literature and GCSE English Language Wednesday 6 th January 2016 (am) English Literature Unit 1 (2 hours) Friday 8 th January 2016 (am) English Language Unit 1 (1 hour 45 minutes) Friday 27 th May 2016 (am) English Literature Unit 2 (2 hours) Monday 13 th June 2016 (am) English Language Unit 2 (1 hours 45 minutes)

8. Pupils studying GCSE English Language Friday 8 th January 2016 (am) English Language Unit 1 (1 hour 45 minutes) Monday 13 th June 2016 (am) English Language Unit 2 (1 hour 45 minutes)

9. Pupils studying GCSE English Language Tuesday 7th June 2016 (am)English Language Unit 1 (1 hour 45 minutes) Monday 13 th June 2016 (am)English Language Unit 2 (1 hours 45 minutes)

10. Pupil Support Past Paper Study Units Thursday after-school revision sessions held by class teachers (Friday sessions where needed) Additional revision sessions prior to final examinations during week commencing 5 th January Additional lessons for those who pass Maths (November examination) Lunchtime sessions Book Loan Facility Revision Guides/DVD Theatre Visits Holiday Revision sessions Y11 English Form Breakfast revision sessions

11. Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar for GCSE DVD and Handbook

12. Study Guides