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Key Stage 3 English Curriculum: 2024-2025

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Curriculum Aims
At The Bridge Education Centre we aim to provide students with a rich and broad curriculum, developing their love of English and cultivating a curiosity of learning. To enrich their knowledge and perceptions of the world around them we have created an engaging curriculum to enable every student to:
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  • Be an individual and celebrate differences

  • Build resilience and become critical thinkers

  • Develop real world skills

  • Experience opportunities to develop their talents and skills

  • Be part of an aspirational culture of achievement, allowing everyone to experience success

 

For every student, we foster a love of learning; we promote curiosity; we broaden horizons.
 
Students will be encouraged to gain a broad experience of English across Key Stage 3, while also developing the key skills they will need to be successful GCSE students. We want students to develop a deep appreciation and enjoyment of reading and the English language, equipping them with the life-long skills to be effective, confident learners and communicators.
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Curriculum Experience
Students in Key Stage 3 will study a range of topic-based units throughout the academic year, as
follows: 

  • Peace and Conflict

  • Fashion

  • The Animal Kingdom

  • The Future

  • Festivals

  • Media Throughout the Ages

 

All students will access a rich, challenging core curriculum. Classes will contain a varied range of needs and prior-attainment, therefore teaching will be adapted to ensure that all students are invested in their learning and being stretched to achieve their full potential. Topics such as non-fiction texts, literary fiction and poetry will be considered throughout each half term. Each unit of work will, typically, comprise of around 6 weeks of teaching culminating in Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening summative assessments. Each unit will integrate the teaching of foundational skills such as spelling, punctuation and grammar, with Literacy Skills being a priority. All units of work will maximise opportunities for students to develop their spoken language skills through debate, discussions and presentations.

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