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English learning objectives

If you are a new user, find out more about the objectives by clicking on About Framework learning objectives in the left-hand navigation.

Follow the three steps below to choose the year and strands you wish to view or alternatively, click on the name of a single substrand to view information regarding that substrand only

The overview and the learning objectives are also available in PDF format.

The Framework for secondary English: overview and learning objectives (387.93 KB)

Step 2. Choose the substrands

  • click 'Select all' to see all the learning objectives
  • click 'Select' for all the learning objectives in a strand
  • click the relevant boxes to select the learning objectives for a single substrand or a combination of substrands

Speaking and listening

Pupils will explore, develop and respond to a range of skills and strategies, in a variety of contexts, adapting language according to task, audience and purpose.

1 Listening and responding

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2 Speaking and presenting

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3 Group discussion and interaction

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4 Drama, role-play and performance

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Reading

Pupils will engage with, and respond to, a rich variety of print, electronic and multi-modal texts, developing analysis and awareness of the forms and purposes of writing, and the contexts and cultures within which they were written.

5 Reading for meaning: understanding and responding to print, electronic and multi-modal texts

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6 Understanding the author's craft

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Writing

Pupils will write a wide range of texts on paper and on screen for different purposes and audiences, adapting features and techniques to create a range of effects and impact.

7 Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting

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8 Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect

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9 Conventions: drawing on conventions and structures

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Language

Pupils will explore the significance of English and the variations in its use and development, and comment on how language is used across a variety of contexts and situations.

10 Exploring and analysing language

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