English

English - What is the point? Why Bother?

Videos to answer the question - why do I need to know this!?!

English - what's the point?

How will English help me?

Transferable skills

Symbolism

Reading

Reading

Analysing persuasive texts

Atmosphere and setting

Character

Paragraphs

Sentences

Structure

Summarising

Writing Skills

Creative and Narrative Writing

Fiction

Formal & Informal writing

Grammer

Non-fiction

Preparing & drafting

Punctuation

Sentences

Spelling

Structure & Paragraphs

Tone & Style


Writing to......

Advise

Analyse

Argue (1)

Argue (2)

Describe (1)

Describe (2)

Inform & Explain

Persuade

Speaking

Debating & Arguing

Dialect & Slang

Vocabulary

Speaking

Poetry

Drafting Poetry

Identify form

Open & closed form

Understanding Rhythm

My Learning My Future

My Learning, My Future is a suite of resources that has been developed in partnership with The Careers & Enterprise Company and Skills Builder to help you speak confidently about careers related to your subject as well as the various pathways and skills needed by employers.


  • Why study English?

  • Essential skills

  • Careers in the Curriculum

  • Pathways

Employability Skills

Students always ask 'why do I need to do this subject?!'


One thing student need to learn is it is not always the content that will help them in future life but the skills they are using with in those lessons

These posters are available to go up in your classroom so that you can highlight some of the employability skills they are learning while being in your lesson

English - Why bother?


5 Minute Career Videos

PA

Senior Copywriter

The Publishing Process - what it takes to get a book to print

Journalist

Lexicographer




A Postcard from PWC

How studying English has helped me at PWC:

See how studying English has help these employees be more successful at their job

How to become a writer


Junior copywriter


How to be a screenwriter