English & media studies

Opportunities

• GCSE English
• GCSE English Literature
• GCSE Media Studies
• A/AS Level English Literature
• A/AS Level Media Studies
• GNVQ Intermediate Media Studies
• Media Club runs once a week for AS Media Studies students where students have the opportunity to use digital cameras, the scanner, video cameras and editing equipment.
• Coursework club for students completing GCSE assignments.
• Library Club encouraging students to read for pleasure.
• Poetry and creative writing club to develop students writing.

Competitions

• Poem of the Week
• External writing competitions e.g. Royal Mail
• Book Week activities
• Media Week activities

Trips and Visits

• Theatre
• Cinema
• TV studios
• Drama workshops
• Lectures and seminars
• Clubs

Successes

• Many students achieve top National Curriculum Levels for their KS3 Teacher Assessment.
• In 2001 53 per cent A - C GCSE English.  In 2008 71% per cent A-C GCSE English
• 57 per cent A - C GCSE English Literature.  In 2008 63% per cent A-C GCSE English Literature.
• Achievement at A-Level is high
• In 2002-2006 100 per cent pass rate in English Literature and
• 100 per cent pass rate in Media Studies.  In 2008 100% pass rate in A2 Media Studies.
• Many students participate in the weekly competition 'Poem of the Week'
• Two students had their poems published in anthologies now on sale in bookshops.
• A Year 9 student's poem about racism was part of the Anne Frank exhibition, which toured Britain
• Year 8 students were filmed for a teacher training video for the National Literacy Strategy on Speaking and Listening
• Every year hundreds of students participate in Book Week.
• A-Level Media Studies students produced two films for the Greenwich Film Festival. Their films were also shown on British Airways flights.
• A Level English Literature students have attended university Study Days on their examination texts.
• Students go on to higher education to study English or Media at degree level.