Year 7 – ENGLISH
Term 1 – Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Skills Taught
- Enquiry
- Identifying problems
- Offering solutions
- Identifying arguments
Areas Covered
Explore the amazing ways that poets use language to create images. Travel across the world to Afghanistan and walk in Parvana’s shoes as she tries to save her family, after the Taliban take over in the award winning “The Breadwinner”.
Term 2 – Personal Effectiveness
Skills Taught & Used
- Communicating clearly
- Identifying our strengths and areas for development
Areas Covered
Explore the amazing ways that poets use language to create images. Travel across the world to Afghanistan and walk in Parvana’s shoes as she tries to save her family, after the Taliban take over in the award winning “The Breadwinner”.
Term 3 – Creativity & Innovation
Skills Explicitly Taught & Used
- Collaborating
- Generating, combining and developing ideas
- Suggesting improvements
Areas Covered
Become the next Alan Sugar by creating and promoting your own new product. Travel back 500 years and meet some of the exciting, funny, and scary characters from the world of Shakespeare.
Exciting Experiences.
Enter writing competitions, and if successful, experience the thrill of seeing your work published.