KS3 Curriculum

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  KS3 Curriculum

  Shaping the KS3 curriculum has been the focus of much of our work over recent years. We have learned so much from working with primary and secondary schools to explore the journey across Years 6-9, exploring ways to build on the gains from primary and prepare students effectively for the demands of KS4. We are passionate about sharing this work. 
  

  In this section, we have also linked to resources from other organisations that are useful in developing understanding of progression in all aspects of English at KS3.

  • Announcements Forum
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  Curriculum design - Moodle+ taster

  Within Moodle+ you will find a series of documents exploring key aspects of English curriculum design. You can access a taster document here.

  
  

  
  

  • Progression principles in English File
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  KS3 Progression Guidance

  These materials have been developed to support teachers' understanding of curriculum progression at a granular level from KS2 to KS4. They can be used to inform curriculum choices. They can be useful as a point of reference when reviewing the curriculum and ensuring that reading and writing progression is built into the curriculum intent, alongside schools' own thinking about the sequencing of texts, knowledge and skills. 

  • Key Principles File
  • Key Principles in Reading and Writing File
  • Effective Assessment for Progression File
  • KS3 Progression Guidance File
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  CLPE documents to support understanding of progression

  These descriptions of different levels of reading and writing cross boundaries between key stages and are interesting to read with a view to deepening understanding of progression. They have been produced by CLPE in consultation with UKLA, the English and Media Centre, NATE and NAAE.

  • CLPE Reading Scale File
  • CLPE Writing Scale File
  • CLPE Guidance File
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  Progression in speaking and listening

  The Communication Trust's website is a treasure trove of resources to understand aspects of speech and language development. https://ican.org.uk/i-cans-talking-point/professionals/tct-resources/

  Their guidance document, Universally Speaking, provides detailed expectations for speaking and listening at different ages and can be used to develop understanding of progression in oracy. 

  • The Communication Trust - Universally Speaking 11-18 File
  • The Communication Trust - Universally Speaking 5-11 File