Staff List
Ms S Gallagher – Acting Learning Leader English
Ms J Leary – Acting Learning Leader English
Ms Michelle Burke - Teacher of English, Assistant Headteacher
Mr E Lynch - Teacher of English
Mr A Scott – Teacher of English
Ms P Chohan - Teacher of English
Miss U Ejike - Teacher of English
Ms M Manabat – Teacher of English
Mrs J Le-Gendre-Williams – Teacher of English
Vision
CGS English ensured that students of all backgrounds and abilities were engaged and challenged through their ability to:
Intent
According to Christine Kenneally in her book The First Word, "Today there are about 6,000 languages in the world, and half of the world's population speaks only 10 of them. English is the single most dominant of these 10. The English language is the primary language of the United Kingdom from where it can be said it originates and is fundamental to how people in the United Kingdom communicate with each other”. Therefore, at Cox Green School we (intend to) enable students to communicate as effectively as possible to better engage with the world in which they live, developing their sense of identity so they can express ideas and emotions effectively and with a sophisticated vocabulary in a logical way. In studying literature students can engage with poetry, prose, and drama to help them gain a deeper understanding of their surroundings and what it means to be human. This enriches their cultural capital and enables them to empathise and understand the situations of others different as well as similar to themselves. This can influence their decisions about personal choices, attitudes and values in a positive way.
In line with the National Curriculum of 2014, the curriculum at Cox Green School will therefore:
Implementation
Our whole curriculum is shaped by our school vision, which aims to enable all children, regardless of background, ability, additional needs, to flourish to become the very best version of themselves they can possibly be.
We teach the National Curriculum, supported by a clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all children. It is important that the children develop progressive skills whereby they can, amongst other things, identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas in texts, explain and comment on how the language, form, and structure of a text and its effects and influences on readers, and be able to compare writers’ ideas and perspectives. We will develop students critical thinking skills, as they read, understand and respond to texts, ensuring that students recognise the context in which a text was written as well as in which it is received can impact on their understanding.
Impact
By the time the children at Cox Green School leave our school, they should have a developed an ability to:
Outcomes in tests and classwork exercise books, evidence a broad and balanced English curriculum and demonstrate the children’s acquisition of identified key knowledge.
Children review the agreed successes at the end of every term and are actively encouraged to identify their own target areas, with support from their teachers.
Children also record what they have learned comparative to their starting points at the end of every topic.
Skills are built through a variety of teaching styles and techniques to allow students to develop as independent and actively curious lifetime learners. Through their understanding of literature, learners leave CGS with a knowledge of the wider world and how actions impact on the lives of others. They can see the relevance of the skills they were taught and know how to use them to their advantage to achieve more than they first thought possible