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Wetherby Preparatory School

Wetherby Preparatory School

English

EnglishRebecca Trefgarne joined Wetherby Prep School in September 2008 as Head of English. She was previously Head of English at Thomas’s, Clapham, a co-educational prep school, for four years and worked in the English department at The Hall, Hampstead prior to that. She has a Psychology degree from UWE and completed her PGCE in Secondary English at Bristol University

The aims of English teaching at Wetherby Prep are as follows:

  • To approach texts with an enquiring mind
  • To be able to analyze the purpose, layout and language of texts of all genres
  • To enable pupils to express their ideas in an accurate, creative and structured way
  • To be able to talk with confidence and clarity
  • To be able to listen and respond to others with courtesy.

Achieving these objectives will ensure success in Senior School entry and will provide a solid platform for study both at GCSE and A’level.

The following strategies are employed to enable pupils to achieve these objectives:

  • Access to varied and differentiated reading lists
  • Rigorous marking and feedback of written work
  • Explicit success criteria 
  • Peer evaluation and self evaluation of work
  • Challenging texts from a variety of eras and cultures
  • High teacher expectations
  • Regular class discussions to develop both Speaking and Listening skills
  • Use of ICT to present work
  • 11+ Pretest club
  • Monitoring and stocking the school library
  • Generous rewards for personal reading
  • Theatre trips
  • Debating Club
  • Talks by authors
  • Displays of good work


Ms Rebecca Trefgarne,
Head of English

English Resources