English Hub

1. Department Overview & Exam Board

• Key Department Contacts:
  
  

  • Head of Department:

    • Mrs Hannah Bradley hannah.bradley@moultonschool.co.uk

  • Deputy Heads of Department

    • Mr Andrew Heather andrew.heather@moultonschool.co.uk,  

    • Mr Spencer Maradzika spencer.maradzika@moultonschool.co.uk  
      
      

• Exam Board & Course Codes:
  
  

  • GCSE English Language. EDUQAS board. C700QS

  • GCSE English Literature. EDUQAS board. C720QS

2. The Journey (Curriculum Map)

3. The Destination (Exam Requirements & Goals) 

4. Permanent Guide (Parent Support/Empowerment Presentation)

5. The Support Toolkit & Resources

Pupil Google Classroom Code / Links:

• • • Year 11 26/27 Revision Page 5pljrs2b

• Seneca Class Code: x4ehzvcs6l

Key Revision Platforms:

• • Educake

• • Seneca

• • Bedrock Learning

Recommended Revision Guides:

6. Practical Advice for Support at Home

• Homework & Revision Structure: 

Rather than expecting students to revise for several hours at a time, encourage them to complete 20–30 minute focused sessions.

For example:

• 20 minutes of English Literature quotations

• 20 minutes of Language exam practice

• 10 minutes testing themselves on key vocabulary or characters

• 15 minutes improving a previous answer

• Complete the Educake weekly quiz at the beginning of the week (this will be based on learning covered in lessons in Year 10 to encourage retrieval). It is always set on a Monday and due in by the Friday so setting the expectation to complete it at the beginning of the week frees up student time to complete other revision later on.

• Complete exam response planning activities. Take an extract from any of the Literature texts and bullet point a plan of key points from the beginning, middle and end of the extract. Select and analyse key quotations and explore the writer's purpose.

• Create cue cards on key quotes from each of your Literature texts. Split them into Acts/Scenes or characters/themes. On one side write the quote, on the other side analyse what it suggests, who said it and what themes it links to. This can be used to test students' own knowledge or parents can help to test them. 

• Language revision- Write in lots of different styles keeping to a brief word count (maximum 500 words each time). Consider writing narratives, along with persuasive/argumentative pieces. Focus on the quality of language and the clarity of message - sticking to a short word count is difficult so the more practise students have at this, the better. 

• Other revision activities for English Language: 

  • Read a short newspaper or magazine article and identify the writer's purpose.

  • Find examples of language techniques used in an extract from a story.

  • Explain the effect of a particular word in a story/article.

  • Identify how a writer creates tension.

  • Compare the ways two writers present a similar idea.

  • Write an opening to a story from a picture or prompt.

Downloadable Resources & Files

Exam Papers below

2x Sample English Language Paper Series with Inserts and Mark Schemes

2x Sample English Literature Paper Series with Mark Schemes