This is a comprehensive study of William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ broken down into 30 lessons in which key scenes from each of the five acts, are analysed by students using the original text. Students will annotate their understanding of the bard’s words and in some lessons, modernise these to enhance understanding. Students will explore not only language devices such as juxta positioning and dramatic irony, they will also work with the concepts of the themes love, hate and fate. Students will learn to express their interpretation of the play via a PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explanation and Link) formula and this will be used as part of their Summative Assessment. Various scaffolds and prompts are available consistently throughout this close study of the tragic text.

This unit of work is 10-weeks of planning and addresses the broad textual focus of informative writing. Teachers are encouraged to select a specific informative text type to focus on throughout the unit e.g. information report, factual description, explanation. In addition to this, learning is consistently personalised to each students’ interests and ability level as there are various content topics for students to write about e.g. objects, animals, phenomena and numerous scaffolds and differentiated resources throughout. The topic of Informative Texts is again reinforced throughout pair and small group reinforcement tasks that take place with the class SLSO. Students complete these tasks with 1:3 (maximum) support on a rotational basis throughout each 2-week learning cycle. Alongside this, the class teacher will be conducting the 1:1 Reinforced Reading component of the MultiLit Program. Levelled Informative Texts are read by the students at least once per 2-week learning cycle. The Pause, Prompt, Praise delivery of the program will allow the teacher to gauge reading fluency, accuracy and comprehension (verbally discussed after each 15 min reading session). The teacher will select 5 words of difficulty from the session and these are recorded by student in the back of their English book. Throughout the plenary of each lesson, the student will use each word in a written sentence in their books. Assessment of student goals, strengths and areas for improvement are consistently assessed via teacher questioning and discussion. The core key questions of the unit will be informally discussed and assessed using a student friendly Assessment Rubric throughout Weeks 9 and 10. Students will: • Complete a series of Literacy assessments which will benchmark their ability and areas for progress • Complete MultiLit’s 1:1 Reinforced Reading Program twice per week and have their progress assessed and charted fortnightly • Work in pair and individual settings as they complete levelled work on Informative Texts.

This unit of work addresses the text type of non-chronological report writing. Students are exposed to the various language and structural features that make up this type of text and are encouraged consistently to think about Purpose, Audience and Form. Students are introduced to this text type before working with the class teacher in modelling non-chronological texts before they go on to compose their own. Secondly, small groups will be working with the SLSO throughout each of these lessons in completing Literacy Tasks which focus on particular skills such a grammar and sentence structure. Students complete these tasks with 1:3 (maximum) support on a rotational basis throughout each 2-week learning cycle. Alongside this, the class teacher will be conducting the 1:1 Reinforced Reading component of the MultiLit Program. Levelled Informative Texts are read by the students at least once per 2-week learning cycle. The Pause, Prompt, Praise delivery of the program will allow the teacher to gauge reading fluency, accuracy and comprehension (verbally discussed after each 15 min reading session). The teacher will select 5 words of difficulty from the session and these are recorded by student in the back of their English book. Throughout the plenary of each lesson, the student will use each word in a written sentence in their books. Assessment of student goals, strengths and areas for improvement are consistently assessed via teacher questioning and discussion. The core key questions of the unit will be informally discussed and assessed using a student friendly Assessment Rubric throughout Weeks 9 and 10. Students will: • Complete a series of Literacy assessments which will benchmark their ability and areas for progress • Complete MultiLit’s 1:1 Reinforced Reading Program twice per week and have their progress assessed and charted fortnightly • Work in pair and individual settings with the class SLSO as they complete differentiated work on Literacy skills.

This unit is designed to have students think critically and use the strategies taught to form a balanced argument and counter-argument. The theme of Sustainability and Climate Change runs throughout the entirety with students producing a visual letter to someone in power asking them to think about an issue they feel powerfully about. Via this citizenship approach, students are encouraged to recognise not only the persuasive powers of others, but also acknowledge and empower their own persuasive thinking and reasoning.

This unit is focused on identifying the key social skills and empathy required to be successful in working with others in a safe and respectful way. By learning to work together, regardless of individual differences, students build empathy and show kindness towards others. These are essential life skills for all people. This unit of work allows students who struggle with some or all these areas, to make substantial progress in these vital skills as they regularly practice them in a safe and supportive team building environment. Positive and respectful relationships occur when all parties feel respected, secure and supported in their interactions with one another. Positive relationships might look different between peers, between educators and children, between educators and families, and within families themselves. However, some common aspects include relationships where all parties: • listen to others’ needs and are respectful of their beliefs and values, even if they don’t share them • can be honest with each other • feel supported, encouraged and valued as they are • feel safe from any form of abuse or put-downs • plan and make decisions collaboratively • show empathy and feel understood, trusted and that they’re being treated fairly.