Students learn essential knowledge and linguistic skills while enriching their cultural capital through reading to make them successful writers and analytical thinkers, able to grapple with social and moral dilemmas.
Students will develop critical reading skills so they can infer, interpret and evaluate meaning in the world. They will learn to manipulate written language and grammar for a variety of purposes, audiences and forms. Students will learn to become a confident speaker who can use grammar, structural and linguistic conventions and vocabulary for desired effects.
We want to ensure students develop a joy and love of literature to enhance their lives and wellbeing, while developing their own voice and identity through the exploration of characters and themes which reflect societies past and present from a range of cultures.
Enrichment
Students have access to a wide range of enrichment activities, these include:
- First story national writing programme
- World Book Day
- Author/performance poets
- Debate Club – with opportunities to compete at a national level
- Book Club
- Theatre visits
Assessment
Formative assessment is used throughout the year to monitor pupil progress and further inform teaching and learning. End of unit assessments are also used to address any misconceptions.
KS4 Specification
Careers
We make links to careers in English, particularly when there are authors visiting, and about journalism when teaching non-fiction.
When preparing longer pieces of writing for spoken form, we make reference to the fact that writing and articulating accurately is important for many jobs, as is the structuring and organisation of essays and thoughts.