'Denial' boosts Year 10 grades

24 February 2010

In September 2009, all 31 secondary schools in Liverpool received the ‘Denial’ learning resource. After a successful trial, The Belvedere Academy was one of the first schools to come forward and praise the pack.

Head of English, Jenny Jones, incorporated ‘Denial’ into the Year 10 scheme of work, and used the resource for ‘Speaking and Listening’ assessments. The result? ....grades have been raised above the predictions.

“It was the best speaking and listening that I’ve done in my career”,
Jenny Jones, Head of English

With eight times more A*s than predicted…(and 75% of the pupils getting As or above), the use of Denial has been hailed a success by teachers and students alike.

“It makes the lessons more interesting...you learn and take in more”, student

“When we were doing it, I was looking forward to lessons”, student

Hear the full interview here:

Denial’ is a learning resource which tackles citizenship issues within the English curriculum. The packs were commissioned by Liverpool City Council and created under the ‘It’s Not OK’ scheme. For more details please call 0151 707 8211 or click here.