KS3
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Star Reading Test (AR) Novel Assessment: Extract question based on character | Star Reading Test (AR) Novel Assessment: Extract question based on mood and atmosphere | Star Reading Test (AR) Novel Assessment – Extract based on theme |
| October half term | October half term | October half term |
| Speaking and listening based on GCSE S&L task Oracy Speech writing Assessment: Paired/group discussion (Mobile phones) | Speaking and listening based on GCSE S&L task Oracy Speech writing Assessment: Paired/group discussion (Vegetarianism) | Speaking and listening based on GCSE S&L task – GCSE preparation Oracy Speech writing Assessment: Paired/group discussion (What is the future of the Welsh Language) |
| Christmas half term | Christmas half term | Christmas half term |
| Non-Fiction text types Star Reading Test (AR) Assessment: Narrative writing | Non-Fiction text types Star Reading Test (AR) Assessment: Descriptive writing | Non-Fiction Text types Star Reading Test (AR) Assessment: Persuasive writing |
| February half term | February half term | February half term |
| Poetry Star Reading Test (AR) Assessment: Write about the poem and its effect on you | Poetry Star Reading Test (AR) Assessment: Write about the poem and its effect on you | Introduction to GCSE Language Star Reading Test (AR) GCSE English Language Unit 3 Reading and Writing: Argumentation, Persuasion and Instructional Dogs paper Assessment: Transactional writing – Formal Letter |
| Easter half term | Easter half term | Easter half term |
| Revision for Reading/Writing Test Reading/Writing Test Creative Writing Reading and Vocabulary | Revision for Reading/Writing Test Reading/Writing Test Creative Writing Reading and Vocabulary | Exam preparation and revision Year 9 Lang test (Mock GCSE exam. Reading and writing) |
| May half term | May half term | May half term |
| Star Reading Test Media Unit (Film of choice) Assessment: Review 6 week Summer Reading Challenge | Star Reading Test Media Unit (Film of choice) Assessment: Review 6 week Summer Reading Challenge | Star Reading Test Study of GCSE Literature Unit 1 Text ‘Of Mice and Men’ Assessment: Extract question Summer revision booklet (PiXl) |
| Library lessons Accelerated Reader Spelling Test (booklets to be completed) Reading targets to be shared weekly with pupils to encourage achievement. (Target Report) | Library lessons Accelerated Reader Spelling Test (booklets to be completed) Reading targets to be shared weekly with pupils to encourage achievement. (Target Report) | Library lessons Accelerated Reader Spelling Test (booklets to be completed) Reading targets to be shared weekly with pupils to encourage achievement. (Target Report) |