English Learning at Golden Hill
At Golden Hill, our intent is to promote a love of English and re-engage pupils with learning. We aim to develop pupils’ abilities within an integrated programme of Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing.
Classes are usually mixed age groups, sometimes crossing Key Stages. Classes have a wide variety of ability and children have already completed various topics at their mainstream schools. Children often come into school disengaged from their learning and start at different points during the school year depending on when they have been excluded or referred. Children may arrive or leave mid-way through a topic.
Teachers plan from the most relevant age group for their class, using KLIP’s and LAPs to prioritise the skills pupils will require to make progress in English. This can change during the year due to the transient nature of the school. Please see the most recent newsletter to find out what each class is learning.
We aim to cover a topic on Poems, Non-fiction and Narrative each term. We have a 2 year year cycle to accommodate pupils who may remain at Golden Hill for longer periods of time. By doing so, pupils should never cover the same learning twice.
To accommodate differing abilities of children, work is differentiated using a variety of resources within the classroom environment. In addition, pupils may receive interventions for specific reading, spelling or writing difficulties that they may have.
At Golden Hill, we ensure that reading is a key focus. We aim to hear the children read individually each day in Key Stage 1, and 2 times per week in Key Stage 2. Pupils are set individual reading targets that are discussed and worked towards in their 1:1 reading sessions.
In addition, all pupils are read to everyday where they can enjoy a text of their choosing being read to them.
Reading
Writing