Learning English encompasses all aspects of communication – non-verbal, verbal and written. Work in English promotes learning across the curriculum and underpins pupils’ achievements and participation in all aspects of their lives.

The Ingot's English P scales provide learners with the opportunity to:

• develop the ability to respond, to listen and to understand
• interact and communicate effectively with others in a range of social situations
• make choices, obtain information, question and be actively involved in decision making
• develop creativity and imagination
• have access to a wide range of literature to enrich and broaden their experience

In response to these opportunities, pupils can make progress in English by:

• using a wide variety of activities, which are age-related, especially where aspects of the programmes of study are revisited at later key stages
• increasing engagement in, and the quality of, a range of literature and communication activities
• a widening of horizons and participation from the immediate social circles of family and school, to an extended participation in the local and wider community
• adapting to different circumstances and contexts with independence and confidence
• acquiring an increasing range of vocabulary, from the names of everyday objects, events and people, to vocabulary used across the curriculum and related to the wider community

P4 - WRITING

1. The learner will understand marks and symbols convey meaning.	2. The learner will make marks or symbols in a preferred mode of communication.
1.1 I know that marks and symbols have meaning. [1]	2.1 I can make marks or symbols. [2]
1.2 I can match familiar marks or symbols. [3]	2.2 I can use a preferred mode of communication. [4]

P4 Pupils show they understand that marks and symbols convey meaning, for example, placing photographs or symbols on a timetable or in a sequence. They make marks or symbols in their preferred mode of communication.

P5 - WRITING

1. The learner will produce meaningful marks or symbols.	2. The learner will trace, overwrite or copy shapes and straight line patterns.
1.1 I can produce marks or symbols associated with familiar words. [6]	2.1 I can trace, overwrite or copy shapes. [7]
1.2 I can produce marks or symbols associated with familiar images. [8]	2.2 I can trace, overwrite or copy straight line patterns. [9]
1.3 I can produce marks or symbols associated with familiar actions. [10]
1.4 I can produce marks or symbols associated with familiar events. [11]

P5 Pupils produce meaningful marks or symbols associated with their own name or familiar spoken words, actions, images or events, for example, contributing to records of their own achievements or to books about themselves, their families and interests. They trace, overwrite or copy shapes and straight line patterns.

P6 - WRITING

1. The learner will produce or write own name in letters and symbols.	2. The learner will copy letter forms.
1.1 I can produce or write the first letter of my name. [13]	2.1 I can copy simple shapes. [14]
1.2 I can produce or write letters contained within my name. [15]	2.2 I can copy letter forms. [16]
1.3 I know the initial letter of my name. [17]	2.3 I can copy writing from left to right. [18]

P6 Pupils produce or write their name in letters or symbols. They copy letter forms, for example, labels and/or captions for pictures or for displays.

P7 - WRITING

1. The learner will group letters and leave spaces between them.	2. The learner will show awareness of the sequence of letters, symbols and words.
1.1 I can begin letters in the correct place. [20]	2.1 I can sequence letters. [21]
1.2 I can group letters or symbols together. [22]	2.2 I can sequence symbols. [23]
1.3 I can leave a space between a group of letters or symbols. [24]	2.3 I can sequence words. [25]
1.4 I can correctly produce or write some letters. [26]

P7 Pupils group letters and leave spaces between them as though they are writing separate words. They are aware of the sequence of letters, symbols and words, for example, selecting and linking symbols together, writing their names and one or two other simple words correctly from memory.

P8 - WRITING

1. The learner will show awareness that writing can have a range of purposes.	2. The learner will understand how text is arranged on the page.	3. The learner will use a preferred method of communication to set down names with appropriate use of upper / lower case letters or appropriate symbols.
1.1 I can produce a short story. [28]	2.1 I can arrange text correctly. [29]	3.1 I can use a preferred method of communication. [30]
1.2 I can produce a letter. [31]	2.2 I can sort words and letters from numbers. [32]	3.2 I can produce or write my name. [33]
1.3 I can produce a list. [34]	2.3 I can leave spaces between words. [35]	3.3 I can use capital letters appropriately. [36]
1.4 I know that writing can have a range of purposes. [37]		3.4 I can use some symbols appropriately. [38]

P8 Pupils show awareness that writing can have a range of purposes, for example, in relation to letters, lists or stories. They show understanding of how text is arranged on the page, for example, by writing or producing letter sequences going from left to right. They write or use their preferred mode of communication to set down their names with appropriate use of upper- and lower-case letters or appropriate symbols.

Links to PScale Units

P1-P3 [40]	ICT [41]	English [42]	Mathematics [43]
Science [44]	Physical education [45]	Art [46]	Music [47]
Design technology [48]	Personal social health education [49]	Geography [50]	History [51]
Religious education [52]	Modern foreign language [53]

English - writing, P Scale

P4 - WRITING

1. The learner will understand marks and symbols convey meaning.

2. The learner will make marks or symbols in a preferred mode of communication.

P5 - WRITING

1. The learner will produce meaningful marks or symbols.

2. The learner will trace, overwrite or copy shapes and straight line patterns.

P6 - WRITING

1. The learner will produce or write own name in letters and symbols.

2. The learner will copy letter forms.

P7 - WRITING

1. The learner will group letters and leave spaces between them.

2. The learner will show awareness of the sequence of letters, symbols and words.

P8 - WRITING

1. The learner will show awareness that writing can have a range of purposes.

2. The learner will understand how text is arranged on the page.

3. The learner will use a preferred method of communication to set down names with appropriate use of upper / lower case letters or appropriate symbols.

Links to PScale Units