Information Book Just for Starters - Stockport Grammar School

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ENGLISH In the first three years we aim to develop: • Knowledge about how language works and is correctly employed • Responses to literature of all genres and at an increasing level of sophistication • Language skills in a variety of ways: to express feelings and experience; to persuade; discuss; and analyse • Formal and informal oral communication skills What staff and facilities are available to the department? The department has a staff of eight full-time teachers and one part-time teacher. We occupy seven rooms in the new Woodsmoor Building. We make extensive use of the Library and its ICT suite for teaching. How much time will I spend on this subject per ten day cycle? Lower School........................................................... 5 lessons with 1 ½ hours of homework IGCSE ................................................................ English and English Literature (Compulsory) 6 lessons with 2 hours of homework A Level ............................................................... 10 lessons with additional individual study What is English in the Lower School like? Work is taught in such a way that several aims are covered at a time. For example the close reading and study of a text can encourage creativity through the production of writing in a variety of forms. Presentation and oral communication skills are developed through discussion or dramatic role play and, as an integral part, specific technical skills such as spelling and grammar are learnt. Specific attention is paid to the development of personal reading through a certificate scheme in the First Year. We also organise an annual Christmas theatre trip for First Years. 18
What happens further up the school? At IGCSE we concentrate on preparing pupils for the compulsory English and English Literature examinations, which are based on non-literary and media texts as well as the study of classic plays, poetry and novels. Pupils are given the opportunity to respond analytically, personally and imaginatively to texts which are studied in class. At A Level we study modern prose texts such as The Road, Enduring Love and Birdsong alongside Shakespeare’s plays and poetry by Hardy, Tennyson and Keats. Many theatre visits are organised and at the end of the Lower Sixth, a residential visit to Stratford or London is arranged. Are there any extra-curricular activities? There are two debating societies run in the English department: The Lower School Debating Society meet every week to discuss controversial motions such as ‘This House Believes that Facebook is Dangerous.’ Also, the Model United Nations runs a weekly mini-MUN for Fourth Year and below which tries to find solutions to global problems. The creative writing society Writers Inc. is open to all year groups. Pupils meet at lunchtime to generate their own creative pieces. The Signpost newspaper is independently written and produced by a team of Sixth Form and Lower School pupils every half-term and is published online. ENGLISH 19
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Page 5 and 6: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LOWER SCHOOL
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Page 9 and 10: INFORMATION ON FIRST YEAR CO-CURRIC
Page 11 and 12: THE HALLAM LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE
Page 13 and 14: We aim to: Sustain a lively and cre
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