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English

What we teach

Our curriculum draws on our fascinating cultural heritage and explores, in depth, the English language as well as dipping into the rich well of literature that is all around us. We have identified the areas that we think are valuable for students to cover in order to develop both their interests and skills, and deliver these across the year, making sure that we include a wide range of non-fiction texts to further challenge and inspire students with those real-world issues.

English 

How we teach

We believe that learning is best when delivered in a cyclical manner. This is where we return to key skills across the year to firmly embed the learning by revising and extending students’ abilities each time. We also draw on our excellent library and spend regular time in that stimulating environment, as well as using the hugely popular Accelerated Reader programme which gives students the motivation to challenge their reading choices by including an element of competition.

English 2

Why we teach

We share the common belief that language and literature is something that can be enjoyed by all, and that there are writers and texts and topics out there for everyone to discover. We challenge an attitude that these are for a select few and we do this all year with a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities such as visiting writers, external and internal competitions, theatre trips, curriculum linked visits and many, many more. We all follow the maxim that a single book read by a thousand readers is a thousand different books.

English 3

 

Attachments:
Download this file (English - Extending Confident Readers List.pdf)English - Extending Confident Readers List.pdf223 kB
Download this file (English - Key Stage 3 Reading List.pdf)English - Key Stage 3 Reading List.pdf210 kB
Download this file (Hot List.pdf)Hot List.pdf254 kB
Download this file (TES must-read list - Mr Ford's assembly.pdf)TES must-read list - Mr Ford's assembly.pdf1056 kB
Download this file (English - Key Words.pdf)English - Key Words1838 kB

 

 
 

The headteacher, senior leaders and local governing board know the school’s strengths and areas for development very well (Ofsted 2019)
 

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