Literacy and Numeracy
Literacy Intent
Students will emerge with competent literacy skills, enabling them to continue after their schooling as confident and articulate communicators, fully prepared to enter the adult world; enabling them to read, understand and access examination materials so that they are able to achieve their potential; developing their abilities to think and learn.
Overton Grange students should be able to
Read for information, understanding & inference
Write with technical accuracy and composition
Develop their spoken language
Develop their listening skills
Develop their vocabulary
Numeracy Intent
Students will emerge with a better ability to describe, explain and justify their thinking, become more confident in using numbers in context and handling data, be more accurate in their graphical skills and in the use of measurements, and develop the ability to apply numerical understanding and skills confidently thus enabling them to solve problems in a variety of curriculum contexts and enter the numerical demands of adulthood with confidence.
Overton Grange students should be able to
Carry out basic calculations
Use mental arithmetic, calculators and technology when appropriate
Understand units of length, mass, capacity and time
Use mathematical form such as tables, graphs, charts and coordinates
Have skills in estimation, approximation, quantity and value
Understand probability and risk
Read meters, dials and scales
Have financial awareness; manage and budget money
Literacy and Numeracy in the curriculum
At Overton Grange we strongly believe in supporting our students with their literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum. We are always looking for ways to promote literacy and numeracy around the school through engaging lessons, extracurricular activities such as Readathon and Pi day, as well as competitions for World Book Day and Numeracy Week. We hope to support parents at home with encouraging your child with their literacy and numeracy skills with some helpful tips and resources.
Useful Websites:
Book Trust - a charity inspiring a love of books:
goodreads - help your child find something to read:
YakBooks - helping inspire children and teenagers to find books:
Please note that Overton Grange School has no control over the content of these external sites and their inclusion here is intended as a guide and does not represent an endorsement of their use.