In Year 9, students will complete Silver Step of the Step-Up to English qualification. Step up to English is an Entry Level course which helps students build relevant literacy skills. Students will develop the skills they need to read and understand a range of texts as well as to write clearly, consistently and accurately using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures. Students will complete three topic based assessments based on topics decided by AQA.

In Year 10, students will complete Gold Step of the Step-Up to English qualification. Step up to English is an Entry Level course which helps students build relevant literacy skills. Students will develop the skills they need to read and understand a range of texts as well as to write clearly, consistently and accurately using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures. Students will complete three topic based assessments based on topics decided by AQA.

In Year 11, students will complete any of the units from Gold Step of Step-Up to English which they may not have completed in year 10. Once students have passed this qualification they will follow a bespoke revision programme to enhance their English Literature GCSE qualification.