The English Department is committed to providing students with a range of learning experiences that equip them as experts at using and interpreting the English language. High quality literature provides stimulus for our work. Our aim is for all students to become enthusiastic and independent readers who hold a secure literary knowledge base alongside secure grammatical knowledge and are creative, courageous and insightful.
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English Curriculum Plans
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Please click on the linked document to access the latest curriculum plan for the English department. English_Team_Curriculum_Planning_2020_21_2_.docx
Key Stage 3 English
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Students at KS3 follow a bespoke course that is designed to inspire a love of the English language in all its forms. With a firm base in literary texts, students are invited to explore a variety of issues, from representations of war to picturing the natural world. Students develop their knowledge…
KS4 English Language and Literature
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Students at KS4 follow the Cambridge IGCSE English Language (0500) course, preparing to sit examination in both reading and writing. For detailed information about the course, please download the ‘Learners guide to 0500 pdf’. At Ramsey Grammar School, students sit both Paper 1 and Paper 2. Furtherm…
KS4 Media Studies
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At KS4 students can study GCSE Media Studies. Further details about the course and the qualities you need to be successful can be found here. https://rgs.sch.im/pages/index/view/id/8/Key%20Stage%204 KS4 Media support work can be found by accessing the student's google classroom, students should alr…
KS5 English Language
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At KS5 students study A Level English Language. Further details about the course and the qualities you need to be successful can be found here. https://rgs.sch.im/pages/index/view/id/114/6th%20Form%20Booklet KS5 English support work can be found by accessing the student's google classroom, students…
KS5 English Literature
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Within our KS5 programme of study for English Literature, students are encouraged to read widely, critically, evaluatively and independently. Students will meet texts ranging from the fourteenth Century up to the twenty-first and spanning the genres of prose, drama and poetry. The course culminates…
Primary to Secondary Transition
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Transitioning from KS2 to KS3 can be a difficult time. Our transition teacher Mrs Henery teaches in both year 6 and 7, providing students with a link to KS2 whilst they look toward their future learning. Please make sure your child is enrolled in the local library and visits regularly. Good English…