GCSE English Language Attainment Series: Crime and Sentencing

Incorporate crime and sentencing topics into your English language classes

If you’re looking for an additional resource for your classroom and help your student reach their GCSE English Language objectives, implement this three-week course from the University of Law in your classroom.

This course does the heavy lifting for you, acting as a comprehensive teaching resource you can immediately apply in Year 10 and 11 classroom settings, sparing you the time for lesson prep.

With all activities designed around the GCSE English Language framework, you’ll prepare your students to apply advanced language skills while learning about and discussing crime and sentencing in England.

Help your students learn English through crime and punishment

This course begins with an introduction to sentencing. Your learners will explore the purpose of sentencing and the various kinds of sentences for different offences in the UK.

You’ll ask your class to formulate and share their thoughts about sentencing in English, applying their language skills appropriately while gaining new ones.

Work through engaging case studies

A significant portion of this course encourages you to work through real-world, non-serious, crime-based case studies with your students. Each case study has accompanying GCSE-level activities to support language learning.

Students will also put their speaking skills to the test by participating in a class debate centred around the final case study.

Strengthen critical reading, writing, and speaking skills

By the end of this language course, your students will have developed essential English language skills that align with the GCSE English Language assessment objectives.

They’ll improve their ability to interpret and analyse texts, identify key ideas and perspectives, and convey their thoughts with clarity and creativity.

This course is designed as a resource for teachers of Year 10 and Year 11 classes, specifically aimed at helping students prepare for their GCSE English Language qualification. Unlike traditional curricula, this course covers the topic of crime and sentencing, providing additional practice opportunities for your students.

This course is designed as a resource for teachers of Year 10 and Year 11 classes, specifically aimed at helping students prepare for their GCSE English Language qualification. Unlike traditional curricula, this course covers the topic of crime and sentencing, providing additional practice opportunities for your students.

• Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas. Select and synthesise evidence from different texts.
• Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views.
• Compare writers’ ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts.
• Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references.
• Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts. Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms and purposes.
• Candidates must use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
• Demonstrate presentation skills in a formal setting.
• Listen and respond appropriately to spoken language, including to questions and feedback on presentations.
• Use spoken Standard English effectively in speeches and presentations.