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This course consists of 5 modules: subject knowledge, spelling, writing, reading and assess. The aim of the course is to equip you with the skills needed to teach English in Year 6 as a new or returning teacher.

New to Year 6: Course Introduction

New to Year 6: Module 1

  1. Module 1:Introduction
  2. Resources
  3. True or False
  4. Subject knowledge quiz answers
  5. Introducing the text
  6. Formal and informal language
  7. Vocabulary development
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  8. Developing tense - Passive voice
  9. Passive voice quiz
  10. Developing tense - Recapping prior learning
  11. Developing tense - Subjunctive Form
  12. Subjunctive form quiz
  13. Dialogue
  14. Punctuation - semi-colons, colons and dashes
  15. Creating cohesion
  16. Module 1: Evaluation
  17. Punctuation quiz - semi-colons, colons and dashes

New to Year 6: Module 2

  1. Module 2: Introduction
  2. Resources
  3. Writing expectations
  4. Writing exemplification
  5. Planning for writing opportunities
  6. Module 2: Evaluation

New to Year 6: Module 3

  1. Module 3: Introduction
  2. Resources
  3. Spelling Quiz
  4. The spelling curriculum
  5. Learning to spell
  6. Teaching spelling
  7. Learning spellings
  8. Application of spelling into writing
  9. Using spelling journals
  10. Final thoughts on spelling
  11. Module 3: Evaluation

New to Year 6: Module 4

  1. Module 4: Introduction
  2. Resources
  3. Reading approaches
  4. The reading curriculum
  5. Reading comprehension strategies
  6. Introducing the KS2 reading test
  7. Retrieval
  8. Inference
  9. Developing vocabulary
  10. Developing questioning
  11. Whole class shared reading
  12. Grouped reading
  13. Module 4: Evaluation

New to Year 6: Module 5

  1. Module 5: Introduction
  2. Resources
  3. KS2 Teacher Assessment Framework (TAF)
  4. Progression in sentence structure and punctuation
  5. Progression in cohesion
  6. Expectations for greater depth writers
  7. Preparing for external moderation
  8. The moderation visit
  9. Module 5: Evaluation

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