English
Contact
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Dr McCooey-Heap (Head of Department) |
Miss McLeneghan (Y9 and Y10 English lead teacher) |
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Mrs Brennan |
Miss Mannion (Literacy lead teacher) |
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Miss Clare |
Mrs Salter |
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Mrs Harrigan (Y7 and Y8 English lead teacher) |
Miss Waiting |
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Mrs Hislop |
Mrs Andrews (Learning Rersource Manager) |
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Mrs Hennessey (Media and Communications Manager) |
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Curriculum Intent
English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others, and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them, leading to further understanding across diverse cultural, national, age and gender boundaries, thus empowering pupils’ empathy for others. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature especially, plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils to flourish, acquiring knowledge and understanding, building on what they know as well as enriching their understanding of what they may not yet have experienced. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a valuable member of society.
Curriculum Maps
National Curriculum
English
Our Philosophy
At St Gregory’s, we believe English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. The high quality education your child receives in English in our school will teach them to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others; through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them, leading to further understanding across diverse cultural, national, age and gender boundaries, thus empowering pupils’ empathy for others. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature especially, plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils to flourish, acquiring knowledge and understanding, building on what they know as well as enriching their understanding of what they may not yet have experienced. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a valuable member of society.
Outcomes
At St Gregory’s, English is a very successful subject, always performing significantly above national figures. Our pupils enjoy their lessons and commit to achieving their best. We are very proud of the results our pupils achieve and the progress they make in English Language and Literature.
2022 English Literature
4-9 82.9% National figure: 78.1%
5-9 69% National figure: 62.1%
7-9 27.8% National figure: 24.5
Progress Indicator: +0.29
2022 English Language
4-9 83% National figure: 77.2%
5-9 73.4% National figure: 53.8%
7-9 33.5% National figure: 23.5
Progress Indicator: +0.38