Key Stage 3 – English
Cambridge Lower Secondary English
About the Subject
Cambridge English is for learners who have English as a first language. This curriculum encourages lifelong enthusiasm for reading, writing and spoken communication.
It equips students with transferable language skills for interrogating and producing spoken or written texts and working collaboratively. It also develops their confidence, creativity and intellectual engagement.
Specifics
| Delivery Method | Start Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Online, real-time classrooms, 24/7 access to the curriculum | September onwards, throughout the year | Lower Secondary - Year 7 to Year 9. The curriculum framework covers knowledge, skills, and understanding in reading, writing, speaking and listening |
Course Grading
Assessment
Student progress is evaluated through weekly formative assessments, including group discussions, collaborative activities, written tasks, quizzes, and presentations, to ensure consistent feedback and growth. At the end of each topic or half-term, students complete a comprehensive assessment that demonstrates their skills and understanding through extended independent written or spoken tasks.
What Will Your Child Learn?
Learners develop English skills they can apply to a range of different purposes and audiences in everyday situations and in study.
They will communicate confidently and effectively, and develop the critical skills to respond to a range of information, media, and texts with understanding and enjoyment.
Together, the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills acquired through Cambridge Primary English support learners’ overall intellectual, creative and social development. They will:
- become confident communicators, able to apply their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills effectively
- see themselves as readers, engaging with a range of texts for information and for pleasure, including texts from different times and cultures
- see themselves as writers, using the written word clearly and creatively for a range of different audiences and purposes
- develop speaking and listening skills for effective presentation and collaboration, sharing and responding to ideas to achieve a shared understanding or goal.