English Department

Department Staff: Ms S. Mehdic.  Mr J. Dowd,  Ms N.Di Tella, Mr A.Fletcher, Ms E.Hysa

Curriculum Intent

Our intent is to enable all students to progress in English based on their individual needs, providing the personalised support they need to improve their reading, writing and spoken communication skills, in order to access all areas of the curriculum. Through motivating and culturally varied topics students will learn to write accurately, clearly and imaginatively, equipping them with the necessary skills to produce all manner of texts common to adult life. At the same time, they will be exposed to a range of different fiction and non-fiction types so they can become confident readers with well-developed analytical and inferential skills. When they leave Falconer School, they will be able to understand and process meaning in a wide range of texts. Woven through all of this is the exposure to a variety of culturally important writings ranging from Shakespeare through to poetry to current youth fiction. All our topics allow students to explore the world around them, their own feelings and experiences and those of others around the world.