National Curriculum Programme of study
KS3

Knowledge, skills and understanding

Developing, planning and communicating ideas

Pupils should be taught to identify relevant sources of information, using a range of resources including ICT. (1a)

Breadth of study

Focused practical tasks that develop a range of techniques, skills, processes and knowledge. (1b)

KS3 and KS4

En1 Speaking and listening

Knowledge, skills and understanding

Speaking

To speak fluently and appropriately in different contexts, adapting their talk for a range of purposes and audiences, including the more formal, pupils should be taught to use spoken standard English fluently in different contexts. (1f)

Standard English

Pupils should be taught to use the vocabulary, structures and grammar of spoken standard English fluently and accurately in informal and formal situation. (5)

Breadth of study

Speaking - the range of purposes should include: (8a) describing, narrating, explaining, pupils should be given opportunities to make: (8c) presentations.

Listening - recordings. (8b)

En2 Reading

Knowledge, skills and understanding

Understanding texts

Reading for meaning

How ideas, values and emotions are explored and portrayed. (2c)

English literary heritage

Pupils should be taught how and why texts have been influential and significant (for example, the Authorised Version of the Bible). (2a)

Texts from different cultures and traditions

To make connections and comparisons between texts from different cultures. (2e)

Printed and ICT-based information texts

To develop their reading of print and ICT-based information texts, pupils should be taught to: b evaluate how information is presented. (4b)

Media and moving image texts

How choice of form, layout and presentation contribute to effect (for example, font, caption, illustration in printed text, sequencing, framing, soundtrack in moving image text). (4b)

Non-fiction and non-literary texts

The range should include print and ICT-based information and reference texts. (9b)

 

En3 Writing

Knowledge, skills and understanding

Standard English

Pupils should be taught about the variations in written standard English and how they differ from spoken language, and to distinguish varying degrees of formality, selecting appropriately for a task. (6)

Breadth of study

The range of purposes for writing should include: to inform, explain and describe, focusing on conveying information and ideas clearly. (9b)

Pupils should also be taught to use writing for thinking and learning (for example, noting). (10)