Welcome to the English Department

The English department at QEHS strive to provide pupils with engaging and inclusive lessons, providing opportunity for all pupils to meet their attainment grades. We aim to raise standards with excellent teaching and stimulating schemes of work, all the while ensuring pupils are challenged at all levels. The department’s consistent use of Google Classroom allows pupils to practise their digital literacy, sharing and editing work with peers and accessing revision resources. An integrated study of Literature and Language skills is integral to our teaching, preparing pupils for GCSE and, later, A Level. As a department, we strive to create confident readers, and creative and imaginative writers.

Pupils are taught in ability groups that are reviewed on a regular basis following the half-termly assessments. Our aim is for pupils to achieve at the highest possible level for themselves with the support and encouragement of their teachers.