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13/07/22

Brilliant to have our own police cadet unit on site! Our first intake of recruits are into week 12 of their training. Next intake in September! pic.twitter.com/JENh6IouYw

07/07/22

Fantastic trip to China Town for a meal (and to practise our language skills!) and then to the British Museum! pic.twitter.com/bnCRH9DzGK

04/07/22

Our Year 8 boys are south region Federation champions! pic.twitter.com/8anDlr9wTE

30/06/22

Official opening today! Very special event with superb speeches from our students in all three of the languages that they study! pic.twitter.com/b3WXy6cKZ0

27/05/22

Great excitement as we set off for this morning and an added bonus that we got to use the brand new ! pic.twitter.com/wWZCrffT5f

25/05/22

What a show! our students had an amazing time!

25/05/22

Our students as language teachers! Thank you for welcoming us and for allowing us to share our knowledge and enjoyment of learning Spanish and Chinese with you! pic.twitter.com/qLiD1J9sIQ

25/05/22

Thank you to for a very informative session with our students on road safety awareness. pic.twitter.com/FATIIS9VSj

17/05/22

Our amazing students started their work with two weeks ago and we are already in the top 100 schools! pic.twitter.com/w53DNySWEj

13/05/22

Ten Clapham Credits cashed in for ice-cream today! pic.twitter.com/2uoG0b5MKG

31/03/22

Huge congratulations to all our finalists and our first-ever winner of Clapham's Got Talent. You were all amazing and we thoroughly enjoyed admiring your skills and talents! pic.twitter.com/eTJtKEhKu6

25/03/22

Great to see so many of our students taking up the offer of learning to play a musical instrument. Well done for modelling The Clapham Commitment and being both curious and tenacious! pic.twitter.com/EkyAUtvWaN

18/03/22

Very enriching Globe Theatre visit and workshop for our students this week to support them in their study of The Merchant of Venice. pic.twitter.com/wE6PM4Vxdq

18/03/22

Speaker building and gnocchi making in design technology for Year 8 today! pic.twitter.com/0b2vmm9Hsq

18/03/22

Great to welcome to the Lambeth pic.twitter.com/NIA7F4mWfb

16/03/22

Great to welcome to the Lambeth pic.twitter.com/NIA7F4mWfb

04/03/22

Love this ‘micro-reading’ task from , so great for engaging students with different parts of Chinese characters. Can you find the missing parts on the right? pic.twitter.com/jrb4TTgIxn

03/03/22

Love this ‘micro-reading’ task from , so great for engaging students with different parts of Chinese characters. Can you find the missing parts on the right? pic.twitter.com/jrb4TTgIxn

03/03/22

Happy pic.twitter.com/Z9cTBV7to8

11/02/22

A first place for our Year 8 and second place for our Year 7 athletics teams at the London Youth Games today. Super proud of your conduct and achievements! pic.twitter.com/336J3nx1CM

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Supporting Literacy at Home

It is important that children continue to read and communicate at home to maintain their literacy development and continue to progress.

This is an area where parental support can be really beneficial. Small steps can be helpful in developing reading ability, vocabulary and communication skills, all of which are vital for learning.


Reading

Although there can be many other distractions, daily reading for enjoyment has a strong positive impact on overall achievement. Here are some simple ways to encourage and support your child to keep reading at home:

  • Daily reading can be part of your lockdown routine, offering escapism and a sense of calm. ​Encourage your child to read for ten minutes a day.
  • Role model and read yourself, when you can, talking to your child about what you are reading.
  • Read together: We often think that older children like to read on their own, but there are many benefits to reading together. It can improve communication and strengthen bonds, as well as exposing them to a greater variety of books. Choose a book with a topic you or your child are interested in and take it in turns to read, stopping to discuss and ask questions.
  • Book talk: use books and digital reading to start conversations with your child. Here are some questions that could help:
  • What do you think the book will be about?
  • Can you tell me what’s happened so far?
  • What do you think will happen next?
  • Why do you think the character did…?
  • What do you think the author wants us to think?
  • How did you feel when…?
  • Can you think of a similar experience that you’ve had?
  • Who do you know who is like…?
  • How did the character change in this story?
  • What do you think are the most important things in this chapter/section?
  • Reading can be more than just books! Children can read about their interests online, read online or print magazines and newspapers and even listen to podcasts and audiobooks. Here are some great news sites for children:

Talking

Conversations support vocabulary development and communication, which in turn supports overall literacy.  So called ‘back and forth’ conversations, where you model turn taking and really listen to each other and discuss the world around you can be great for developing vocabulary and social skills.

  • Listen: when you can, try to listen carefully and with real interest when your child talks to you. Leave pauses to encourage them to say more.
  • Eat together whenever possible, and chat about everyday things. Let your son or daughter lead the topics of conversation.
  • Collaborate: If you like to cook together or to make things following instructions, discuss the meanings of any unfamiliar words you come across. 
  • Praise your child if they use an interesting or unusual word: ’Great choice of word!’ or ‘You just used a really interesting word’ or ‘I love that word!’
  • Watch TV together and talk about what you’re watching like the families on Gogglebox. Discuss any new words or things that you find interesting.
  • Solve problems together. Discuss and agree on your approach.
  • Play word games together. Pictionary, Taboo or charades can be played easily at home with just a piece of paper.

Bedrock

Bedrock is a brilliant online vocabulary development programme which increases students' engagement with reading, whilst directly teaching them academic vocabulary. Your child has a personal login, but if they have forgotten it, they should contact their English teacher. Encourage your child to undertake at least ten minutes a day.

https://app.bedrocklearning.org/


Resources to support literacy

If you have a subscription of Amazon prime, there is a great selection of free books, magazines and comics available.


Other Useful Resources

BBC Teach

You can use BBC Teach for free. Their website is home to thousands of free curriculum-mapped videos, arranged by age-group and subject. 

Find video resources linked to all subjects for 11-14 year olds here.

BBC Own It provides advice and guidance on studying from home, including online safety and a wealth of material on mental and physical health.

BBC Bitesize has a range of resources for all ages to support online learning.

BBC Grammar for 11-14 Year Olds.