English
Welcome to the English and Literacy Learning Zone at Greenhead High School. This page is intended as an introduction to our staff, systems, routines and policies.
Foundation (Year 7) lessons are taught at one end of the bottom E-block corridor (rooms E1 – E6) and English lessons are taught primarily at the other end of the corridor (rooms E7 – E10).
We consider ourselves to be a friendly, supportive, professional and thoroughly committed team:
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Kate
Smith
(KSM) |
Head
of English Learning Zone Overall responsibility for teaching and learning within English, Foundation and Literacy, including staff and pupil welfare and pupil discipline. Specific responsibility is for Key Stage Four. |
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Mari
Roberts
(MR) E8 |
Assistant Head of English Specific responsibility for Key Stage 5 English. Also has responsibility for Boost and Aim Higher students across the curriculum. |
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Farhat Alam
(FA) E9 |
Specific responsibility for Key Stage Three English. Also has responsibility for Boost and Aim Higher students across the curriculum. |
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Julie Smith
(JSM) E1 |
Teacher of English and Head of Foundation. Has responsibility for whole-school Literacy. |
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Tom
Wolstenholme
(TOW) E2 |
Assistant Headteacher and Teacher of English. Line Manager of the Learning Zone. |
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Samantha Whitham
(SWH) E7 |
Teacher of English |
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Brenda Clarkson
(BC) E6 |
Teacher of English |
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Barbara Wilkins
(BW) D-block |
Teacher of English |
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Catherine Bennett
(CBE) E3 |
Teacher of English and Foundation |
| Jenny Rooke (JRO) | Teaching Associate in English |
Our aim as an English Department is to enable every student at Greenhead to develop his or her ability to use and understand English in Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing.
To ensure this, we promote teaching that is:
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Informed by clear, challenging objectives
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Direct and explicit
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Highly interactive
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Inspiring and motivating
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Varied in style
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Well-pitched to pupils’ needs
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Inclusive and ambitious
And learning that is:
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Active and highly-motivated
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Purposeful
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Creative and imaginative
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Reflective
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Secured in use and meaningful in content
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Increasingly independent
Focused on personal and/or group target
