English

During Term Four, students will reflect on their personal, positive qualities and experiences that would make them a suitable candidate for a leadership position. They will apply this understanding of themselves to create formal writing that is engaging, honest and speaks directly to an audience.  Further to this, they will analyse inspirational historical speeches and past GWPS School Captain speeches to guide their ideas and structures when creating their own. In Reading, students will perform a deep analysis of texts, as a result, they will learn how to determine the authors purpose, use schema to connect with texts and pay attention to how the author has used punctuation.   

To support your child’s learning at home, you could encourage them to: 

Share a job/university application with your child and discuss; 

• The use of formal language to communicate your ideas  
• What makes the author stand out in the application  
• Examples of how you connect personal traits with leadership qualities.