“The liberating joy found in Literature can be the source of a students’ inspiration for their view of themselves, and the world, for life”

Miss. L. Hagan (Director of English, Lyng Hall) 

5-year Curriculum: 

Our English curriculum is designed to secure the fundamental skills in year 7 to year 9. Students reiteratively look at the backbone reading and writing skills (AO1-AO6). During our course, students focus on establishing the basic skills, then building on their proficiency and ambition in these specific areas. 

Intertwined in the skill-focused lessons will be the development of key English Knowledge. Students are taught specific forms and the relevant characteristics that define them. Furthermore, they develop a knowledge bonk of word classes, literary devices, rhetoric and so on.  

The irrefutable necessity of English now and in the beyond: 

At Lyng Hall we believe that students should have equitable access to an understanding of the English Language. Competency in this area, we believe, is the backbone to success in all subject areas, and in their future life paths. English provides one of the most significant forums for young people to learn how to communicate ideas – articulating them both verbally and in the written word. Our primary focus therefore is on raising reading age and basic literacy skills. There are 6 reading stages and 5 literacy stages which feature later in this introduction. Groups move through these to develop the relevant competency to access their target levels and navigate their intended routes.