English improves your critical thinking skills, it increases your educational opportunities and can lead to successful employment.

At Lindsworth we place great importance on an English curriculum which caters for and develops our pupils.

English is mapped to include coverage of the national curriculum and prepares and equips pupils with the knowledge skills and understanding for life in modern Britain. Our curriculum is designed to challenge, engage and motivate in the hope that our learners progress academically and become successful, confident individuals.

Our English curriculum is ever changing and is planned according to the needs of our pupils. This means that changes are constantly made depending on pupils’ experiences and changing circumstances.

English at KS3

We teach reading as a whole class from year 7 to 9 with a focus on understanding and applying reading skills (the writer’s craft). Reading across the curriculum and reading for pleasure is an important part of our curriculum and one which we are implementing with the use of class readers. 

We also teach writing skills for different audiences and purposes. Pupils are expected to write independently about a variety of subjects.