English
Curriculum Intent
A confident control and command of language, spoken and written, is crucial.
We offer a curriculum that builds effective foundations for our young people enabling them to move into the worlds of work and further learning, education and training.
English 22_23 Learning Journey.pdfAt Cleeve Meadow School we aim to provide an ambitious and broad English Curriculum that offers enriching opportunities for our students to build and use knowledge and skills creatively and effectively.
We want our students to become:
Readers for pleasure who are able to understand and analyse increasingly complicated texts, both fiction and non-fiction; who can make meaning and build connections with the worlds and people around them; who are appreciative of the diversity of our shared cultural and literary heritage.
Writers who can produce high quality, well-crafted and accurate pieces of writing for a range of purposes and for specific audiences.
Effective communicators and presenters confident in using a range of media.
We will provide regular opportunities to plan, draft and ‘publish’ high quality pieces of writing.
We will offer real reasons to write for a variety of purposes and for specific audiences
There will be regular opportunities to explore text and language through drama and role play. To have regular opportunities to prepare and make presentations to peers, staff, school and the wider community.
We will provide effective and positive modelling of writing and reading:
our students should see ‘teachers who read’ and ‘readers who teach’
We want to build a reading culture with positive book talk that offers a place for students to share and discuss enthusiasms and preferences in their choice of reading.
KS4 & 5 Courses
Students revisit themes and skills introduced at KS3, developing confidence and stamina in reading, planning, drafting and writing to time in order to obtain the maximum appropriate level of accreditation by the time they leave Cleeve Meadow.
At Cleeve Meadow, there are two qualification options. The students can either work towards the Edexcel Entry level certificates at levels 1, 2 or 3 in English or study for the Cambridge IGCSE English - First Language qualification. Students can increase the level of accreditation at entry level or move towards GCSE when they are ready.
Entry Level Certificate:
The Entry Level Certificate sits below GCSE qualifications. Entry Level 3 represents achievement below a GCSE Grade 1. The Pearson Edexcel Entry Level Certificate in English covers the appropriate aspects of the Key Stage 4 programme of study in English.
Qualification aims and objectives
For speaking and listening to enable students to:
speak confidently, audibly and effectively
use Standard English as appropriate
select and organise information and ideas effectively
listen and respond to questions.
For writing to enable students to:
adapt their writing for different purposes and audiences
select and organise ideas, facts and key points
select vocabulary, form, and structural and organisational features to reflect audience, purpose and context, and use Standard English where appropriate
pay attention to the accuracy and effectiveness of grammar, punctuation and spelling.
For reading to enable students to:
read in different ways for different purposes
identify and interpret ideas and information
seek evidence in the text to support a point of view
identify and comment on a writer’s choice of vocabulary.
IGCSE
Cambridge IGCSE First Language English is designed for learners whose first language is English. The course enables learners to:
develop the ability to communicate clearly, accurately and effectively when speaking and writing
use a wide range of vocabulary, and the correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
develop a personal style and an awareness of the audience being addressed.
Learners are also encouraged to read widely, both for their own enjoyment and to further their awareness of the ways in which English can be used. Cambridge IGCSE First Language English also develops more general analysis and communication skills such as inference, and the ability to order facts and present opinions effectively.
Reading Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
R1 demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
R2 demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes
R3 analyse, evaluate and develop facts, ideas and opinions, using appropriate support from the text
R4 demonstrate understanding of how writers achieve effects and influence readers
R5 select and use information for specific purposes.
Writing Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
W1 articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined
W2 organise and structure ideas and opinions for deliberate effect
W3 use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures appropriate to context
W4 use register appropriate to context
W5 make accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Speaking and Listening Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
SL1 articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined
SL2 present facts, ideas and opinions in a cohesive order which sustains the audience’s interest
SL3 communicate clearly and purposefully using fluent language
SL4 use register appropriate to context
SL5 listen and respond appropriately in conversation.