English Language and English Literature GCSE

The English courses at UTC Derby aim to empower students by enabling them to become skilled readers, writers and communicators beyond the limits and restrictions of the classroom. ​

Courses and Exam Boards

  • English Language GCSE AQA
  • English Literature GCSE Edexcel

The course structure

 ​Term 1​Term 2​Term 3​
Yr 9​Literature​

Boys Don’t Cry​

Characters and themes​

Analysis of language/ structure​

Language​

Transactional​Writing​

Creative Writing​

Literature​

Macbeth​

Characters and themes​

Analysis of language/ structure​

Language​

Transactional​Writing​

Creative Writing​

Literature​

Conflict Poetry​

Analysis of language/ structure​

Comparison​

Language​

Transactional​Writing​

Creative Writing​

Yr 10​Literature​

Jekyll and Hyde​

Characters and themes​

Analysis of language/ structure​

Literature​

Review and apply knowledge: Boys Don’t Cry/ Macbeth/ Poetry/ Jekyll and Hyde​

Language​

Dracula​

Analysis of Language, form and structure​

Evaluation​

Comparison​

Synthesis​

Yr 11​Language Paper 1 and 2​

Identification and inference​

Analysis of language and structure​

Comparison​

Evaluation​

Creative/descriptive writing​

Transactional writing​

Language Paper 1 and 2​

Identification and inference​

Analysis of language and structure​

Comparison​

Evaluation​

Creative/descriptive writing​

Transactional writing​

Language Paper 1 and 2​

Identification and inference​

Analysis of language and structure​

Comparison​

Evaluation​

Creative/descriptive writing​

Transactional writing​

How are they assessed?

English Language 

The course is assed across two written exams and a spoken language assessment.

English Literature 

The course is assed across two written exams.

More information about the courses can be found here: