English

Spiritual Development	Moral Development	Social Development	Cultural Development
Adam and Eve Story (Year 9) Summer 1 Poetry study of A Poison Tree, Blake’s message about repressing anger and consequences of this. Macbeth (Year 10) Spring 1 Witches and their relevance in Jacobean England. Duncan, comparison to Jesus Christ and comparison of Lady Macbeth to Satan A Christmas Carol (Year 10 & 11) Autumn 2 Ghosts are representations of Jesus in some respects. Dickens’ critique of the church opens on a Sunday when all other aspects of life are closed. An Inspector calls (Year 9) Spring 2 Christian responsibility, compassion, integrity and justice. The inspector as a mouthpiece for Christian society. Private Peaceful (Year 8) Spring 2 Life after death, sins and punishment, waste of life. Blood Brothers (Year 9) Summer 1 Manipulation through religious oaths The Empress (Year 10) Spring 1 How the British Empire treated Ayahs and Lascars. Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim. Work on Gandhi and Victorian London.	Boy in the striped pyjamas (Year 7) Spring 2 Discrimination, compassion, friendship and tolerance. The treatment of Jews during WW2. Poetry from other cultures (Year 8) Summer 1 Isolation, choice and immigration. Private Peaceful (Year 8) Spring 2 Celebrates bravery and standing up for personal values Hobson’s Choice (Year 8) Spring 1 Temperance v’s alcoholism. The acceptance of responsibility. Of Mice and Men (Year 9) Spring 2 The predatory nature of human beings. An Inspector Calls (Year 10) Spring 2 Inequality, respect and discrimination based on gender and class Macbeth (Year 10) Spring 1 How power corrupts, the consideration of good and evil, wisdom, trust and integrity. Magazines (Year 8) Summer 2 Students analyse the pressures caused by advertising in western communities. Discussions on the morality of manipulating people using their emotions. Of Mice and Men (Year 10) Spring 1 Racism, class and disability discrimination, sexism and friendship	Hobson’s Choice (Year 8) Summer 1 Selfishness, alcoholism, lack of social responsibility. The difference between right and wrong choices. Free will and having no alternatives. Poetry from other cultures (Year 8) Summer 1 Focus on where/when poems written and the social and status background of the writer An Inspector Calls (Year 9) Spring 2 Socialism v Capitalism, a critique on the arrogance of the upper class. Macbeth (Year 10) Spring 1 Justice and Humility	Hobson’s Choice (Year 8) Summer 1 Drinking problems, poverty for the working class. Private Peaceful (Year 8) Spring 2 British Military Values Magazines (Year 8) Summer 2 Students analyse the pressures caused by advertising in western communities. Discussions on the morality of manipulating people using their emotions. Of Mice and Men (Year 9) Spring 2 The American dream and the great depression Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Year 7) Spring 2 German (Nazi) ideals and beliefs. Jewish traditions and beliefs The Empress (Year 10) Spring 1 How the British Empire treated Ayahs and Lascars. Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim. Work on Gandhi and Victorian London