In English, we provide the very best opportunities to enable students to develop into confident, independent individuals with high aspirations. We encourage our students to make a positive contribution to their lessons, the campus community and wider society. We are dedicated to providing a highly inclusive environment where young people are encouraged to be respectful and tolerant so learning can flourish.  We are not just interested in teaching transferable skills. We love language and literature and know the power of the spoken and written word; we are able to journey through place and time and experience lives very different to our own. We teach empathy and understanding, and we celebrate difference. Our curriculum continually responds to the changing needs of our students and the times we live in; we pride ourselves in the diversity of texts studied and our student-centered approach to support each child to reach their potential. 

Please note we may amend the order and content of teaching dependent upon the needs
of each individual class.  English Language and English Literature are taught together at GCSE.

Click here to view the English Curriculum Overview for KS3 & KS4 for 2024 – 2025
Click here to view the English Curriculum Statement for KS3 & KS4 for 2024 – 2025
Click here to view the English Language / Literature Overview for KS5 for 2024 – 2025
Click here to view the English KS3, KS4 and KS5 Learning Journey map for 2024 – 2025

Click here for tips on ‘HOW TO REVISE’ for English KS4

Click here to view British Values in our English lessons here at BGLC

In the event that students cannot attend class, student/parents should liaise with the classroom teacher who will be able to share relevant materials on the Google Classroom. Alternatively, students in KS3 should continue reading for pleasure and using Reading Plus, and students in KS4 should continue using Tassomai and locate GCSE revision materials, model answers and GCSE past papers on the Google Shared Drive to complete.

Disclaimer: ‘The English Faculty reserves the right to change teaching plans as appropriate in response to government and exam board guidelines and information, and student need’.

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