English Curriculum Overview 2015/16
Primary
AUTUMN
SPRING
SUMMER
Individual skills,
speaking, listening, reading, writing, Braille.
Creative writing- describing the natural world.
Word types: collective nouns, verbs, adverbs adjectives,
similes, metaphors.
Comprehension
Individual skills,
speaking, listening, reading, writing, Braille.
Non-fiction
Instructions
Recipes
Reports
Individual skills,
speaking, listening, reading, writing, Braille.
Children’s classic literature
Historical Stories
Expression
Assessment
Transition Unit
Speaking and listening
Reading: Scheme/leisure
Developing active reading strategies
Word Structure and spelling
Sentence structure and punctuation
Understanding and interpreting texts
Thinking Skills
Library Skills
S3
Story Genre: Magic/Christmas/Animal Stories
Speaking and listening
Reading: Scheme/Braille
Developing active reading strategies
Word Structure and spelling
Sentence structure and punctuation
Understanding and interpreting texts
Thinking Skills
Library Skills
Class Novel
S4
Exploring Traditional Tales
S5
Your Language
Speaking and listening
Reading: Scheme/Braille
Developing active reading strategies
Word Structure and spelling
Thinking Skills
Library Skills
Class novel
Appearance and Reality
GCSE/Enrichment Units
Travellers’ Tales
Words of War
Spelling/Grammar Unit
GCSE Units
Key Technical Skills
Key Concepts
Spelling/Grammar Unit
GCSE Units
Reading, understanding & responding to texts
Explaining & commenting on writers’ methods & effects
Spelling/Grammar Unit
S6 (G1)
Novel
GCSE Texts
Shakespeare Play
Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
S6 (G2)
P16 C
P16 F1
P16 F2
(For individual named)
Communicate a choice between 2 alternatives verbally, by sign, symbol or gesture
Name at least 3 objects, people or activities by word, sign or symbol
Follow a simple instruction, e.g. put your books away
Functional Skills L1/2
Speaking, listening and communication
Different styles and sentence structures
Understanding a range of straightforward texts
Functional Skills L1/2
Speaking, listening and communication
Relevant information, point of view and bias
Purpose, audience, meaning and summarising
Functional Skills L1/2
Speaking, listening and communication
Writing to inform
Writing to persuade
Producing a range of texts to communicate information
Functional Skills Units E1 - 3
Speaking, listening and communication
UAS Units
Braille/phonics scheme
Reading for Leisure
Library Skills
Functional Skills Units E1 - E3
Speaking, listening and communication
UAS Units
Braille/phonics scheme
Reading for Leisure
Library Skills
Functional Skills Units E1 -3
Speaking, listening and communication
UAS Units
Braille/phonics scheme
Reading for Leisure
Library Skills
Reading and Writing styles
Keep a personal Diary
Create a Character profile.
Identify a major theme in a play and build a spider diagram around it.
Examine how a major news story is presented in different media sources and discuss with partner, recording your ideas.