Skills curriculum in action at Roding Valley High School, Loughton, Essex. 3 Is. Intent, Implementation and Impact.

1. Mapping Skills in English
The English language is the number one spoken language in the UK, and third in the
world, therefore it is an important way of communicating not just in school and everyday
life but also internationally. English Language and Literature encourages us to use our
imagination and sparks creativity, teaches us essential social and language skills,
reading and writing, and how to communicate effectively.

2. Building Skills in KS3 Key Stage 3 SoW
build skills and
develop
throughout Year
7,8 and 9.
Exposed to a
range of poetry
even though
developing
specific skills for
GCSE.
This keeps the
curriculum
engaging and
topical with a
variety of topics
within poetry
covered.

3. Mapping Skills in KS4
Interleaving the Curriculum
Autumn Term 1: Calendar 
Teaching A Christmas Carol in Autumn 1
to Year 10 whilst completing knowledge
tests on An Inspector Calls that they
studied at the end of Year 9.
Five questions on knowledge and five
questions on quotations.
Promoting memory recall, revision and
accountability for students’ own
knowledge.

4. Lamb to the Slaughter: Language Paper 1
Do It Now:
Choose what you believe to be the best murder weapon.
Write down as many reasons why (within reason…)
Challenge: Can you think of what someone might argue
against your weapon?
Key Stage 3
lesson on
AO4:
Evaluation

5. Language Paper 1: Question 4
AO4 Evaluate texts critically and support this with
appropriate textual reference.
How successful is the writer
in achieving a particular
effect?
Where is the evidence to
support this?
Do It Now:
Write down what you think the
word EVALUATION
means.
Key Stage 4
lesson on
AO4:
Evaluation