ENGLISH/COMMUNICATION
"Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare" - Harriet Martineau
As the name suggests, subjects in this Faculty aim to develop all aspects of our students' communication skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Lessons are designed to be dynamic, interactive and challenging and are taught in well-resourced, modern classrooms on both sites.
In English at Key Stage 3 schemes of work are closely linked to the National Literacy Framework so that students can build upon their knowledge and skills from primary school. Students are taught in mixed ability tutor groups in Years 7 and 8 with the assistance of excellent in-class support. In Year 9 students are broadly set according to ability.
We also run an Enhancement Programme that provides a range of tasks and opportunities to stretch and stimulate our more able students. The Communications Faculty also offers students the opportunity to study English Literature, Media Studies, Theatre Studies and Psychology at A Level.
Parklife, Nov 08
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Interreg update
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Outstanding results
The results are out and we're pleased to reveal its been another successful year for Hove Park . Our KS4 results saw 51% of students gaining 5 A*-C GCSE's, an increase of 9% over last years results and 21% over the last four years! Those achieving 5 A*-C GCSE's including English and Maths also increased by 3% to 37%. With 91% of our students receiving 5 A*-G including English and Maths.
Our students average points score was 343, an increase of 36 points over 2007 and 55 over 2004, meaning students are getting higher grades and in more subjects.
Hove Park met and exceeded all our targets set. The results are likely to place us inside the top 20 – 25% of schools in the UK on Value-Added measures, which take into account the prior achievement and background and expected performance of the students in the year group.
As a Specialist Language College we are very proud to say that the combined language A*-C was 56%. This is a truly noteworthy achievement. It sets us apart from many schools across the UK who stripped languages from their curriculum due to the difficulty in obtaining good pass grades in these subjects. Nationally there were 158,242 less language entries than last year, compounding the decline that has been evident for several years.
These results testify to teachers' and students' enthusiasm, commitment, talent and sheer hard work! Congratulations!
