' If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur. ' - Doug Larson
Introduction to Secondary English
English Teachers Start Here
There’s lots of help available for English teachers online.
You should start by looking at the Standards Site.
Please see:
for all documents relating to the Secondary Strategy’s English strand.
The National Strategy for Key Stage 3 has now been taken up into the National Secondary Strategy.
There is a helpful guide for English subject leaders at:
From this page you can get the latest guidance on progression from age 11 to 16 in the three attainment targets of reading, writing and
speaking and listening.
There are also handouts to be used in departmental training events.
You can obtain printed copies by ordering them, or use the digital versions, which are available from the World Wide Web.
What is it all about, then?
English is described in the National Curriculum, in terms of its various attainment targets.
Find these at:
The curriculum has recently been altered for Key Stage 4, where there are now additional general requirements for students.
These general teaching requirements apply across subjects and cover the inclusion statement, use of language, ICT in the curriculum and
health and safety.
The use of language statement requires pupils to use Standard English and be able to recognize it.
They are to be able to write in logical and coherent forms, to speak precisely and cogently, to listen to others, and to respond and build
on their ideas and views constructively.
In reading, pupils should learn strategies to help them read with understanding, to locate and use information, to follow a process or argument
and summarise, and to synthesise and adapt what they learn from their reading.
Pupils should be taught the technical and specialist lexicon of subjects and how to use and spell these words.
They should also learn to use the patterns of language vital to understanding and expression in different subjects.
These include the construction of sentences, paragraphs and texts that are often used in a subject [such as language to express causality,
chronology, logic, exploration, hypothesis, comparison, and how to ask questions and develop arguments].
Pupils should use ICT across the curriculum, and English is one subject where it is highly relevant.
The National Curriculum states that pupils should be given opportunities to support their work by being taught to:
- find things out from a variety of sources, selecting and synthesising the information to meet their needs and developing an ability to
question its accuracy, bias and plausibility;
- develop their ideas using ICT tools to amend and refine their work and enhance its quality and accuracy;
- exchange and share information, both directly and through electronic media;
- review, modify and evaluate their work, reflecting critically on its quality, as it progresses.
There is also a requirement for inclusion, which means that alternative methods of learning and assessment may be necessary for some
pupils to overcome obstacles and barriers to their attainment.
Emma Bean, Local Partnership Co-ordinator
Tel: (01482) 881639
E-mail: emma.bean@eastriding.gov.uk
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