1. AS/A2 Level English Language:
Challenging your Very Able Students
Objectives o To offer strategies to extend students’ experience and skills through
wider reading and enrichment activities, both within the classroom
and beyond, and how this can be easily integrated into curriculum
planning and student’s work
o To consider ways of using linguistic theory AND ANALYSIS to
stretch more able students
o To develop ways of making exam practice fun, interactive and easy
and quick to mark and assess
o To help teachers develop a truly helpful culture of target setting
o To think about how to develop the writing of your most able
students, so that they both achieve top grades and go beyond the
limits of the exam
o To look forward to 2008 and consider ways of implementing the
changes to benefit very able students
Format The course will include a mixture of input, discussion and a chance to
try out strategies and discuss their potential uses with students. There
will be a close focus on one or two pieces of student writing, with
discussion of practical ways of responding. You will go away with some
approaches and materials to try out or adapt for your current A Level
students.
Course tutor Francis Gilbert is a writer and teacher. He has been an examiner for A
Level English Language and has taught it at various comprehensives for
eight years. He is currently Head of English at a heavily-oversubscribed
comprehensive school in Essex and has written four books about
education, including ‘I’m A Teacher, Get Me Out Of Here’ and ‘Yob
Nation’. www.francisgilbert.co.uk
Details Date: Wednesday 4 June (7.00 pm) - Thursday 5 June 2008 (4.00 pm)
Venue: The Cambridge Centre at Villiers Park, Foxton
Ref: English Language – 08071
Cost: £195 to include accommodation, meals, course materials
Applications Please complete the booking form and return to Villiers Park
You can also book online at www.villierspark.org.uk
Alternatively, if you would like more information please contact us
on 01223 872601 or vp@villierspark.org.uk
Bookings will be accepted on a first come first served basis. We advise
early booking as course group sizes are small to ensure personalised
learning and the opportunity for effective networking.
