Pedagogy and practice

The Framework for secondary English: Introduction

Introduction to the renewed Framework for secondary English. It identifies yearly learning objectives that encourage ambition and provide challenge for all pupils, showing progression in the subject. The objectives will ensure full coverage of the programme of study at both Key Stages 3 and 4 and establish a minimum expectation for the progression of most pupils.
- The importance of English
  
  Quotations from a pupil and from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority outlining the reasons why the subject of English is so important to modern society and pupils alike, and also how the renewed framework will increase access to teaching and learning excellence by providing ambitious and challenging objectives underpinned by minimum expectations from each child.
- Overview: the ten strands of progression
  
  A table view of the 10 framework strands which are divided into the 4 categories of speaking and listening, reading, writing, and language. The table presents an overview of the teaching objectives that will enable pupils to respond to a variety of contexts, media, audience, purpose and cultures in appropriate English.
- About the learning objectives
  
  Explains how you can use clusters of objectives from the dynamic selection tool to sequence lesson plans into powerful learning experiences. The objective strands in the Framework will also allow you to plan for different attainment levels. You can also relate objectives to assessment criteria using the selection tool.
Using the secondary Frameworks

Overview of the key elements of the Framework outlining what is available for subject leaders to carry out: Planning, Evaluation, adaptation to meet own circumstances, teaching approaches and learning opportunities, pupil progress.
- Guidance on using the secondary Frameworks learning objectives in planning
  
  The key to successful planning lies in grouping the learning objectives into a coherent scheme of work and aligning them to appropriate contexts, activities and resources.
- Frameworks overall format, structure and organisation
  
  There is a common structure across the renewed English, mathematics, science and ICT Frameworks. Each Framework contains: an overview of the strands and sub strands, key lines of progression, learning objectives, guidance on assessment and pupil tracking, exemplification, essential subject, curricular and pedagogic knowledge bank, guidance on whole school curriculum management and monitoring, subject leader guidance, planning tool and ideas for teaching activities.
Benefits and limitations of different-sized groups

A document that provides details of both the benefits and the limitations of various group sizes when teaching. Teachers can refer to this document when trying out new teaching approaches to establish how varying group sizes can support their teaching.

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