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Author: Oxford English Team

Inspiring awe and wonder at KS3 English and beyond

March 28, 2023March 27, 2023Oxford English Team
Building Coherence in KS3 English curriculum, inspiring awe and wonder at KS3 English and beyond

Discover how Oxford Smart Quest is inspiring awe and wonder to Key Stage 3 English classes at our Pioneer School, Hayling College, with diverse and engaging curriculum resources to motivate students to continue studying English at A Level and beyond. Read our blog to learn more.

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Curriculum Implementation at KS3 English

March 22, 2023March 27, 2023Oxford English Team
Building Coherence in KS3 English curriculum, inspiring awe and wonder at KS3 English and beyond

Head of English Gaurav Dubay discusses the principles and parameters of implementing a strong KS3 English curriculum, with some helpful suggestions to adopt when planning an effective English curriculum at KS3.

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Classroom strategies to support struggling readers

March 14, 2023April 26, 2023Oxford English Team
Support struggling readers

Alice Visser shares important strategies that secondary English teachers can implement in their classrooms to support struggling readers, with tips to improve reading ability and outcomes in secondary schools.

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Building Coherence in the Oxford Smart Curriculum for English

February 23, 2023March 29, 2023Oxford English Team
Building Coherence in KS3 English curriculum, inspiring awe and wonder at KS3 English and beyond

Rebecca Geoghegan explains how building coherence into the Oxford Smart English Curriculum allows teachers to tailor to the needs of students so they can sequence essential knowledge and skills needed for success.

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Delivering high expectations in KS3 English Curriculum

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023Oxford English Team 1 Comment
Metacognition in KS3 English Curriculum

Jane Branson explains how Oxford Smart Quest delivers high expectations in English curriculum at KS3 programme using rich, diverse and engaging resources that translate into quality outcomes for every student.

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Embedding Metacognition in your KS3 English Curriculum

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023Oxford English Team
Metacognition in KS3 English Curriculum

Sarah Eggleton explains how metacognition is embedded into Oxford Smart Quest for KS3 English curriculum, empowering students to understand and identify the best learning strategy.

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Oxford Smart Quest resource hub

January 20, 2023May 10, 2023Oxford English Team
Oxford Smart Quest resource hub for assessments Assessment objectives in KS3 English curriculum

A brand new resource hub for Oxford Smart Quest, with blogs from series authors and pioneer schools about their experience with this innovative, evidence-informed English curriculum at KS3.

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Assessment objectives in KS3 English curriculum

January 18, 2023February 6, 2023Oxford English Team
Oxford Smart Quest resource hub for assessments Assessment objectives in KS3 English curriculum

Oxford Smart Quest offers a consistent and coherent assessment structure that integrates seamlessly into the KS3 English curriculum helping both the learners and teachers.

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Curriculum design for Secondary English

January 13, 2023March 9, 2023Oxford English Team

Sam Gibbs provides handy tips on how to start the conversation about curriculum design in English at your school – plus, 3 reasons why NOW is the perfect moment to do so.

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How to encourage reading for pleasure at school

December 9, 2022March 9, 2023Oxford English Team

Discover how BTHCC focused on two areas that have been transformational in changing student attitudes and results in reading levels: the transformed school library space; and the embedding of reading across the curriculum.

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