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PRIMARY ENGLISH

Our primary English program focuses on the core skills required to enter high school.  Emphasis is placed on vocabulary, comprehension and the basic structures and language techniques required for writing success. Students are introduced to public speaking skills as this is a necessity to gain confidence and allowing for a different expression of ideas.

Specifically, our primary English students will benefit from the following advantages of our English program:

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• Rigorous NAPLAN focus based on the three key examinable areas: reading, language conventions and writing. This is built upon throughout the year and especially emphasised in the two terms before NAPLAN so students can refine their skills.

• Comprehension tasks that encourage close reading of a variety of textual forms and develop students’ critical reading and analysis skills which are essential for success in later years.

• Regular emphasis on spelling, grammar and punctuation to ensure students can write clearly and possess a vast vocabulary.

• Termly speaking tasks to ensure that students can practice and develop the public speaking skills necessary for the confident expression of ideas.

YEAR 7-10 ENGLISH

Our 7-10 English program is well respected for a high expectation approach- focusing on skills required for senior years.  Assistance is provided for your child to write in a clear, accurate, well-presented manner with appropriate structure and text type. Our sessions regularly include a spelling component followed by an examination and discussion of a high interest text followed by a writing component. This program is organised according to year groups with extension activities to ensure all students are encouraged to exceed their potential.

Our 7 – 10 program enables student success through:

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• Engaging lessons taught by tutors with a university background in secondary English education and real classroom experience.

• Focusing on essay writing skills. Students are taught to express their ideas in a well-present and logical manner with attention to detail, sophisticated vocabulary and appropriate structure.

• Developing students’ mastery of a range of text types in terms of comprehension and analysis.

• Exposure to a wide variety of texts to develop familiarity and confidence in students’ deconstruction skills benefiting students in their transition to senior study.

• Targeting the key skills stipulated by the new English syllabus: speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing. These skills are targeted throughout each term to ensure students perform at an outstanding level in school-based assessments.

YEAR 11-12 ENGLISH

Our senior English students are assisted in completing assessments and essays as required by their individual texts from school. Emphasis is placed on perfecting their essay writing skills and being able to transform this into other text types. We understand the importance of senior study, and have individual learning programs tailored to the needs of students undertaking Standard, Advanced and Extension courses in their Preliminary and HSC years.

Our senior classes will provide students with the best HSC marks possible through:

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• Individualised lessons organised by individual modules and texts to ensure relevant and insightful discussion of texts and themes.

• Advanced analysis of textual forms and features to set students apart from their cohort.

• Practise tasks in examination conditions to prepare students for writing in a short amount of time, with individual feedback and marks provided to improve students’ results.

• Emphasis on the critical and analytical skills required in the Advanced and Extension streams of HSC English.

• Ongoing mentoring and support from senior tutors

• Access to extensive written responses and resources to help students understand benchmarks in terms of attaining marks of 90+.

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