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How to review your English policy
Find out what to look out for and what questions you can ask to review your English policy with confidence.
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Key points to look out for
Below we suggest what might be included in an English policy but, since it’s not statutory, policies can vary.
It’s not meant as a guide for writing a policy, since that’s your school leaders’ job, but use it to give you a sense of what you’re looking for.
Aims and objectives
For example:
- How English links with the school’s vision and the National Curriculum
- How English links with other subjects (cross-curricular)
- The skills pupils are expected to achieve by the time they leave, for example all pupils:
- Can read easily, fluently and with good understanding
- Develop a wide vocabulary
- Write clearly, accurately and coherently
- Can speak, listen, read and write for various audiences and purposes
- Can communicate effectively in speech and writing
- Can display their skills across the curriculum
- That pupils are set challenging, achievable targets
- That pupils develop a lifelong love of reading and writing
Who will do what under the policy, such
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