English
At CELC you will find we are committed to supporting your child to reach their full potential. We have a varied curriculum that includes the study of English Language and English Literature. Our students have the opportunity to gain formal qualifications in Functional Skills during year 10 and GCSE qualifications in year 11; this ensures they are equipped with the necessary skills that are so fundamental to the outside world.
Preparations begin in year 7 with the study of a range of texts, both fiction and non-fiction to ensure our students have a broad understanding of the skills needed to succeed. Speaking & Listening is also a fundamental part of our preparation through Key Stage 3 and 4 as we realise the value in preparing our students to be independent, critical thinkers who can form their own opinion and know-how to approach formal interviews for future employment or education.
We have high expectations of our students and provide a supportive learning environment to enable them to make good progress. Students come to English understanding the expectations we have of them in terms of work, commitment and behaviour. We will work collaboratively with students and parents to bring out the best in each individual student, adapting work and resources to suit their particular need.
See our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) page for all remote learning resources for English.
Additional resources
- BBC Bitesize - English Language
- BBC Bitesize - English Literature
- BBC Bitesize - sentences - Bitesize is an excellent resource for English with numerous tips, videos and tests. This particular exercise focuses on sentence types. I would recommend students navigate the whole site as there is also a wealth of information on the Literature texts too.
- English Online - grammar - There is an abundance of English games on this site focusing on grammar. Just choose one to suit.
- HappySoft - countdown - Use this site to play the popular ‘Countdown’ game – as seen on TV.
- BBC - English Although this site is primarily for adults wanting to improve their literacy skills, there are lots of tips, information and worksheets to support, reading, writing and grammar/punctuation skills. The following link takes you straight to a section for Secondary school students.
- BBC - English language for Key Stage 3 grammar access to support for writing, literature and ‘Making the News’; an insight into journalism. Although the last topic focuses on Media skills it is very useful for language skills too.
- Bitesize Daily -From 20 April, you’ll be able to access regular daily lessons in English and Maths, as well as other core subjects, in an expanded version of our website and also on special programmes broadcast on BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button.Living in
- Lockdown KS3 writing workbooks
- English Summer Projects KS4
- Additional KS3 and KS4 English, 15 June 2020
- KS3 English (July 2020)
- KS4 Creative Writing (July 2020)