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Literacy Support

Miss Poole delivered Literacy
Support to over 150 pupils this
year. Many Year 8 pupils received
support to ensure they were
making good progress in their
new school. Mrs Dempsey

(Literacy Co-ordinator) monitored
the tracking results and used
those results, along with teacher

referrals to ensure pupils got
World Book Day
support when they needed it. Fortnightly Focus
English teachers created on-line
Year 9 pupils received support in a To further promote high quality
dating profiles for book villains
range of skills from applying communication, Mrs Dempsey
from Miss Trunchbull to President
spelling strategies to improving highlighted common errors and
Snow. Pupils had to read the
their ability to read questions and encourage d teachers to model
profiles and identify the villain
identify what their teachers are and highlight the correct usage .
before explaining why they chose
looking for in their answers. Year The first focus was on the
a v villain and explained why they
10 pupils focused on planning incorrect use of ‘youse’.
were particularly interesting.
longer answers and using some
There were some fascinating
signposting phrases to help them
entries but first prize went to
produce more detailed answers.
Bradley Greer and second to
Year 11 and 12 pupils had the
Reese Magill.
opportunity to learn some

strategies to help them proof-
read and edit their writing in

addition to subject-specific In English there is no plural form
support with key terms and
of “you” while in other languages
structuring answers. it is expressed with one word
that, literally translated would be
“yous”, for example “vous” in
French or “vosotros” in Spanish.

The Accelerated Reader You will find ‘youse’ in on-line

programme was also re- dictionaries but it is not yet
introduced for Year 8 pupils to accepted in formal writing and we

build on their existing reading are preparing pupils to be able to
habits from primary school. communicate in formal situations
such as examinations.
Form class prefects for Year 8
were also given training on how

to use an on-line reading quiz so
they could engage in peer-reading

during form class and be positive
role-models for younger pupils.

Strong reading comprehension is
a vital skill.
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