English
GCSE
The current GCSE entails study of "Macbeth", some pre- and post-1900 poetry, Swift's "A Modest Proposal" or stories by Hardy, "Whose Life Is It Anyway" or "Journey's End", "The Old Man And The Sea" or "Things Fall Apart". Coursework and Oral work are entered in the January of Year 11; otherwise all exams are taken in the final June.
At GCSE all classes follow the OCR. English and English Literature syllabuses (though the lower set may take this at Foundation rather than Higher Tier), looking at six set texts over the two years, three of which are examined through a terminal paper and three in a Coursework folder. This also contains English pieces: a speaking and listening record, non-fiction and creative writing and analysis of texts from the English Literary Heritage.