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English

Helping your Child Succeed in English

In English the skills you will acquire will provide you with the foundations for all your other subjects, whether you need to write up a science experiment or compose a formal letter in Business Studies.

English at Macmillan Academy, however, is not simply about providing skills for other subjects. It will be a challenging, thought-provoking, stimulating and relevant subject in its own right. You will be taught to analyse a range of texts across a variety of media, including newspapers, advertising, films and novels, expanding your knowledge of the world and yourself!

Our Key Stage 3 curriculum interweaves exciting new, and classic, novels and drama texts with non-fiction texts, different media forms and issues from the world around us. At the core of all our Key Stage 3 learning are the foundations of Reading, Writing and Speaking & Listening skills; we aim to foster a secure skills base in all three areas whilst stretching students to experiment and develop new areas of expertise.

In English we offer two different GCSE routes; students will either sit English as one GCSE or they will sit English Language and English Literature together which will result in two GCSE qualifications. Students can also choose to study Media Studies.

After Key Stage 4 you might go into the Sixth Form to study 'A' Levels in English Language, English Literature, English Language and Literature combined or Media Studies, courses which develop analytical skills and critical writing.

EXAMINATION RESULTS 2010-12

key stage 3

Level
Percentage of Students
Level 5 +
97%
Level 6 +
72%
Level 7 +
27%
Level 8 +
4%

KEY STAGE 4

English
Grade
Percentage of Students
A*-C
64.7%
A*-A
5.1%
English Literature
Grade
Percentage of Students
A*-C
89.5%
A*-A
2.4%
Media Studies
Grade
Percentage of Students
A*-C
80.5%
A*-A
14.6%

KEY STAGE 5

English Literature
Grade
Percentage of Students
Pass Rate
100%
A*-C
78%
Media Studies
Grade
Percentage of Students
Pass Rate
100%
A*-C
82%
English Language
Grade
Percentage of Students
Pass Rate
100%
A*-C
80%
English Language & Literature
Grade
Percentage of Students
Pass Rate
100%
A-B
75%

Department Staff

Name Position
Mrs S Colabella Head of Department
Miss J Fielding Creativity and Challenge at Key-Stage 5 Co-ordinator
Miss K Brownless Creativity and Challenge at Key-Stage 4 Co-ordinator
Miss K Tunney Creativity and Progression at Key Stage 3 Co-ordinator
Mr C Ball Head of Year
Miss A Luck English Teacher
Mr D Wilson-Stonestreet Futures Co-ordinator
Mr D Reed English Teacher and Year 9 Leader
Miss N Collantine English Teacher
Miss S Lester English Teacher and Year 8 Leader
Mrs J Glancey English Teacher
Mr G Cossins English Teacher
Miss S Gallant English Teacher and Year 7 Leader
Miss Ledgerwood English Teacher
Miss Burton English Teacher
Mrs S Latham English Teacher and Academy Publicity Officer
Ms N Marshall HLTA for English and Intervention Co-ordinator for English