English

On starting at VTC, our students will complete baseline assessments which allows subject teachers to plan for their individual needs. This will enable teachers to focus on addressing and closing the gaps in students’ knowledge whilst equipping them with a range of skills which will enable them to live, learn and work successfully in our modern world. This will also allow our students to develop their confidence and abilities as competent readers and writers.

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Our students follow an English Functional Skills based programme, which will enable them to take an Entry Level 3, level 1 or Level 2 covering these aspects:

 

· Reading.

· Writing.

· Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG).

· Speaking, listening and communicating.

 

These standards meet the individual needs of our students. They are then able to adapt these skills for use in everyday situations.

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Students are provided with further opportunities to develop a love of reading outside of their daily English lessons with focused reading intervention sessions twice a day. These sessions enable our students to further develop their confidence and understanding through reading a range of material across a variety of genres. We also visit our local library, which our students then choose their own reading material, based on their reading ages.

 

By the end of Key Stage Four, our English curriculum aims to ensure that all students will leave VTC Independent School with a Pearson’s Entry Level 3, Level 1 or Level 2 Functional Skills Qualification to enable them to succeed in the next stage in their education, training or employment.