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Describes how the English Framework provides a planning structure with tools that allow teachers to develop teaching plans to combine different age and attainment levels within a clear , coherent and structured framework. Teachers can combine strands and substrands and crosslink to different but related strand subjects. For example the Listening and responding and Speaking and presenting strands have similar substrands which can be combined to provide parallels and comparisons.
These materials have been written to support an English teacher in a mainstream classroom working with low attaining pupils in Year 7 and Year 8.
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.
Links to guidance and support pages for subject specialists, to enhance planning, teaching, learning and assessment in English.
An overview and summary of the planning and teaching guidance provided by the English Framework documentation and website, which lists the revised objectives and goals.
An example plan for a lesson on listening, which will help pupils to reflect on their skills, strategies and successes as listeners in a variety of contexts.
Document teachers may find useful as it focuses on the importance of listening. This document outlines tasks for teachers to do during a training session on listening.
Guidance on Literacy Plus, an intervention programme for Key Stage 3 pupils who are likely to have been assessed as level 3 in reading and/or writing in the National Curriculum test at the end of Key Stage 2.
An example plan for a lesson on listening, which will help pupils to reflect on their skills, strategies and successes as listeners in a variety of contexts.
Document giving teachers details of both benefits and limitations of various group compositions when teaching. This guidance can be useful, when trying out new teaching approaches, to refer to and establish how different group composition influences teaching and learning. This document forms part of Pedagogy and Practice, Unit 10 (Ref 0433-2004 G), which supports effective teaching and learning in schools.
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