Stretch and Challenge in English KS3 and KS4

This course will look at how stretch and challenge in English language and literature relate not only to exam requirements, but also help us build a broad, deep and balanced curriculum that will serve our learners in their next stage of education, in the skills they actually need in employment, and to help them see the opportunities and enjoyment that language and literature can provide throughout their lives.

• Identify what we mean by stretch and challenge in English
• Create a range of ‘English expert’ tasks
• Develop the skills of critical thinking/critical reading in our learners 
• Build confidence to be creative and take risks
• Make connections between ideas in Literature, Language and the wider curriculum
• Demonstrate a wide range of ways to ask deeper questions in English
• Understand the importance of zooming in and zooming out
• Embed stretch and challenge as part of GCSE requirements 

Audience:

This course is appropriate for secondary schools.

This course is easy-to-access in any of the below formats...

• Face-to-face at COVID-secure venues across England on the dates below. Please click here to see our COVID-19 update.
• Via livestream on the dates below - accessible from home, from your school, or anywhere with an interconnected device.
• School-wide license, for every member of staff in your school to watch for a period of 30 days. Please contact us to purchase your school-wide license for this course.
• An INSET or after-school twilight at your school, tailored to your requirements. Contact us for your personalised quote.

Achieving Greater Depth in English