What is it to be an English student at Marriotts?

Through exposure to a variety of the great works of culture, we intend to create perceptive readers, articulate speakers and compelling writers who, via the exploration of the great moral questions of humanity, grow to be inquisitive, thoughtful and fully prepared contributing members of society.

Curriculum Overview 

Key Stage 3

In KS3, students at Marriotts study a varied curriculum in English that exposes students to a wide selection of literature and different genres, allowing them to escape into a variety of fictional worlds. Students will build their confidence in looking beyond the surface meaning of texts, exploring methods and interpreting meaning. They will have 4 hours per week to cover the National Curriculum content.

Key Stage 4

By the time students get to KS4, they will already have an excellent grounding of the core skills required, which we endeavour to refine in preparation for their GCSE examinations. Our students study the AQA specifications for English Language and Literature, which set out to enable our students to read a range of texts from Shakespeare to Dickens and Poetry.

Key Stage 5

Students who opt to study English Literature at A Level follow the AQA  A specification. This enables our students to read widely and independently – exploring set texts and others that they have selected for coursework. They are required to engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them. Students will develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation; explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and others’ interpretations of them; undertake independent and sustained studies to deepen their appreciation and understanding of English literature, including its changing traditions.

Click on the relevant year group curriculum maps in the document section below to find out more detail about what is studied in Marriotts’ English department. For further details of the English curriculum please contact Miss N Rees: n.rees@marriotts.herts.sch.uk

You also download Knowledge Organisers for each year group from our Knowledge organiser page. These outline what homework is expected from each student.