The document outlines standards for improving students' use of English at a British school. It aims to raise the bar for appropriate use of both spoken and written English by having students value the language in order to fully benefit from the curriculum. Teachers are expected to incorporate oral English activities and feedback into lessons, assess students' language quality, and reward good usage in order to promote high standards. Students are also expected to use accurate language at the appropriate times and contexts.

1. English standards
Raise the bar in terms of appropriate
use of English (spoken and written).
Aim:
Improvement in the quality of
language used by students

2. English: Correct usage 2012
Why? Students must learn to value English
and its use in order to command the
language to desired levels and to
take full advantage of the British
Curriculum.
‘We strongly believe that
students must learn to value
language and should therefore
show respect to its use in all
forms and at all times’

3.  Oral English should be at the heart of the learning process in all
British curriculum lessons
 It is expected that students use English in lessons where the teaching
medium is English.
 An expectation of correct English must be made to promote high
standards.
 Teachers provide positive, selective oral feedback and correction.
 Teachers provide opportunities within lessons for students to use oral
English in their learning
 The oral English activity guide is to be referred to by teachers when
planning lessons.
 Teachers praise good usage using the English rewards procedures
(including use of Student diary)
 Teachers incorporate Oral English assessment opportunities into their
programmes of study and lessons, providing constructive feedback to
students.

4. Our students are expected to use the appropriate
language at the appropriate time.
Our students are expected to be sensitive to their
environment and decide what type of language is
most appropriate for a given context.
Our students are expected to speak and write
accurately at all times.
Our students are expected not to indulge in the use
of offensive language, regardless of the situation.
Our students are expected to aim for perfection in
their study and use of languages, both written and
spoken.
Our students are encouraged to read in order to
expand the scope of their language.

5. Agree expectations
Share expectation of appropriate language at
appropriate time
Share expectation of spoken and written
accuracy at all times
Reward quality use of language
Plan and use oral English and language
activities in content lessons
Assess quality of language in content subjects