4 things to consider
Pupils’ needs
Think about:
- Pupil’s current strengths and weaknesses in literacy - find out how to assess reading to help you do this
- Your school’s priorities for the development of literacy
This will help focus your planning and subsequent provision in English.
Use our templates and guidance to help you set out your medium-term English plans.
Your school’s current strengths
Consider how well your current teaching of text genres and writing styles has helped pupils to become confident and fluent readers and writers.
Review your current curriculum structure and approach to teaching. This will reveal:
- Current strengths in provision and teaching
- Potential areas to develop
Use our skills and knowledge audit to help you evaluate your reading provision.
Think of ways in which pupils can learn about different types of text and writing styles as part of lessons in other subjects. For example, this could
