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English // Grammar & Punctuation

Use punctuation confidently and accurately for effect and clarity — including semicolons to link related clauses, colons to introduce lists or explanations…

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Choose among and construct simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal different relationships among ideas, varying sentence patterns…

English // Reading Comprehension

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says explicitly and what can be inferred, distinguishing between strong and weak evidence and…

English // Speaking & Listening

Improvise, rehearse, and perform play scripts and poetry — using role, intonation, tone, volume, mood, silence, stillness, and action to generate language…

English // Speaking & Listening

Use Standard English confidently in formal and informal spoken contexts — give short speeches and presentations expressing own ideas clearly, keeping to the…

English // Speaking & Listening

Participate in formal debates and structured discussions — presenting a position with supporting evidence, responding to others’ points, summarising and…

English // Spelling & Word Study

Spell correctly and consistently, applying the spelling patterns and rules from KS1-2 to increasingly complex vocabulary encountered in KS3 reading and…

English // Vocabulary

Acquire and use accurately a broad range of general academic vocabulary and domain-specific words — drawing new vocabulary from reading and listening and…

English // Vocabulary

Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases using a flexible range of strategies — including context clues, Greek and Latin affixes…

English // Writing Composition

Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence — including introducing claims, acknowledging counterclaims, organising reasons…

English // Writing Composition

Apply growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, and text structure to writing — drawing on literary and rhetorical devices from reading (e.g., rhetorical…

English // Writing Composition

Summarise and organise material from reading and research — gathering relevant information from multiple sources, assessing credibility, integrating evidence…

English // Writing Composition

Write for a range of purposes and audiences beyond narrative — including scripts, poetry, personal and formal letters, notes for talks, and other forms…

English // Writing Composition

Write narratives that develop real or imagined experiences using effective technique — including establishing context and point of view, developing characters…

English // Writing Composition

Write informative and explanatory texts that examine a topic and convey ideas clearly — organising information logically with headings and formatting…

English // Writing Composition

Use varied transitions, cohesive devices, and paragraph-linking strategies to create coherence across a whole piece of writing — including temporal transitions…