在3号^rd 2022年3月, staff and pupils from the Nishkam Schools Trust were delighted to be invited to do a virtual tour on World Book Day, 突出识字阅读主题, 外交部的同事和外交部常任秘书, 苏珊Acland-Hood.

The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997 to promote reading for fun. 作为世界读书日的创始人, 盖尔·瑞巴克男爵夫人, recalls “We wanted to do something to reposition reading and our message is the same today as it was then – that reading is fun, relevant, 可访问的, exciting, 拥有改变生命的力量.”

However, 在美高梅游戏官网的美高梅游戏登录网站，阅读每天都是被重视和优先的, and we recognise that making sure children become engaged with reading as early as possible is one of the most important ways to make a difference to their life chances, 无论他们的社会经济背景如何. For this to happen we work tirelessly in ensuring our pupils learn to read fluently as soon as possible and continue to be motivated to read for pleasure across all areas of the curriculum. Our focus is always that no child will get left behind and every child can and will achieve.

所以从他们加入接待处的那一刻起, children are immersed in a language rich environment in Early Years and our early reading offer and systematic approach to phonics has ensured our children have achieved results above national for the last three years, 尽管大流行和封锁.

We know that reading in the Early Years underpins the entire curriculum and once a child can read, 他们有一个平台来接触所有的学习领域. 所以越早接触越好. The importance of flooding young children with language is best explained below and is taken from the DFE document ‘The Reading Framework’ July 2021.

“当孩子长大的时候 5岁这是一个孩子 never 读到有 4,662 words; 1 - 2次 每周, 63,570 words; 3-5 每周几次， 169,520 words; and 一天五本书，超过一百万 1,483,300 words’

有几个学生被选来参加. They spoke passionately and vociferously about their lives as Nishkam readers as well as Nishkam ambassadors. 美高梅游戏官网的接待代表, Aishatou, 来自伍尔弗汉普顿的美高梅游戏官网小学, 向DFE同事介绍了美高梅游戏官网EYFS单元的快照. 她自豪地展示 上午的报告一节自然拼读课，以及阅读在儿童自主学习中的重要性.

第一年, 美高梅游戏官网的学生举例说明了自然拼读法的原理, 他们如何改变他们的书，为什么他们喜欢阅读. Aviroop(6岁)说 “我喜欢读书，我一直在读很多书 我最喜欢的是小红帽.“在低关键阶段2, 同事们收到了亚伦和阿尼亚的消息, 谁清楚地阐明了阅读的重要性, how they track their own progress through Accelerated Reader and who their favourite authors were. 阿尼亚说她喜欢杰奎琳·威尔逊的作品，因为 “书让你有一个好的 笑，帮你看看谁是幸运的，谁是不幸的.亚伦最喜欢的是J.K. 罗琳，因为”她的书很有趣，很刺激.’ Our awe-inspiring Year 6 pupils shared their plans and aspirations for the future whilst tidying through the school library. 他们的激情很明显:Rayan想成为一名记者。needs a great understanding of English to succeed in this because we live in England and English is one of the most used languages in the world. 学习其他东西也需要阅读，比如哲学或历史.’ 同样在第6年, Ekhoeiyayi talked about the themes emerging in their text (Street Child) and how reading 正在为她上中学和外面的世界做准备.’

 

But at Nishkam we also provide frequent opportunities for structured talk in the classroom and oracy, 演讲艺术是任何学习过程的关键部分. This was explained really well on the day by our Nishkam High School Birmingham students and staff and is underpinned by recent research, 比如EEF关于提高中学读写能力的报告.

考虑到这项研究, we redesigned the curriculum in KS3 to ensure that the texts we teach will stretch and challenge our children. Our teaching philosophy at Nishkam is ‘teach to the top’ meaning that we have the highest expectations for and of our young people. 与, comes the unfaltering commitment to support those who may need some extra help with accurate assessment and an unwavering focus on closing any gaps.

By extending the amount of time we spend on the core texts we have been able to develop a more thematic approach to literature and literacy, allowing for greater development of thought and discussion around the key issues presented. The extended time also enables the core texts to be underpinned by other forms of text; poetry, 戏剧和非小说类.

这种挑战并不局限于英语课程. Every subject has carefully considered the texts they use and work to ensure that they challenge, 提供信息和激励.

八年级的Bhajneek说，阅读“使我成长为一个人. 在我的kindle上，我标出单词，并尝试在写作中使用这些单词. I use it as a vocabulary builder; what I read becomes the way I write.”

Yusuf says that reading in Year 7 “is more challenging because the texts are different. 我试着把我小学时读的书和我现在读的书联系起来. 这些链接帮助我了解更多关于这个话题的信息，比如《美高梅游戏官网》中的战争.”

在八年级阅读莎士比亚的《美高梅游戏登录网站》可能是一个挑战 but Bandhan says “everyone is quite eager to read aloud and so gradually we are getting used to the language and it helps us understand the characters and their emotions.”

造型说话, 特别是学术谈话, is a regular part of our daily teaching practice as is verbal rehearsal and reciting answers. 当学生们听到老师用学术的方式讲话时, 使用学术语言, 他们更有可能在自己的演讲和写作中效仿这一点.

Karina, 在NHSB学习a - level英语文学的13年级学生, Religious Studies and Sociology says “the experience I had with literature throughout KS3 and in my GCSE studies has prepared me to be able to approach essays and extracts from different philosophers in a critical and analytical way. From the start of the A-Level course I was encouraged to develop my own interpretations and standpoints and using the language of virtues and the language of learning, I am able to confidently express my own thoughts and views and learn to communicate with a wide range of people in the school community.”

Finally, at Nishkam we believe the secret of our success lies in our vision of being faith inspired, 领导的优点, 追求卓越. 美高梅游戏官网美高梅游戏登录网站的每个学生都有一个学习美德的独特机会. These virtues are an extremely precious gift expressed through all faith traditions and each pupil is given a copy of our Nishkam Passport when they join our schools. This is the most important curriculum resource that forms the basis of our curriculum intent and is a special document that allows pupils to build self- responsibility and self-reflection. Keerat的访问为美高梅游戏官网完美地展示了这一点, 他是美高梅游戏官网小学四年级的学生之一, 伍尔弗汉普顿, when she used her Nishkam Passport to explain her views on the situation in Ukraine with her response and prayer. 这是在她阅读美高梅游戏官网护照上关于和平的那一页之后.

 

上帝与你同在，他在你身边，

尽量不要担心，没有必要隐藏.

上帝会保护你的安全，尽你最大的努力闪耀，

美高梅游戏官网将一起取得成功，擦去油脂和污垢.

我向俄罗斯和乌克兰祈祷，他们都不想开战，

美高梅游戏官网将一起确保和谐可以再次生活.

亲爱的上帝，请回答我的祈祷.

Keerat Kaur, 8岁