English and the IB Learner Profile
Balanced | Caring | Communicators | Inquires |Knowledgeable | Open-minded
Principled | Reflective | Risk-takers |Thinkers
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In our school, we foster the development of the IB (International Baccalaureate) Learner profiles in all of our children. Collectively, these are qualities that will support our pupils’ holistic development whilst also preparing them for life after Kensington and into adulthood.
The LB profiles are woven throughout the English curriculum, whereby profiles are re-visited regularly and built upon through a wide range of contexts and opportunities in and out of the English classroom. We believe that this also supports our pupils to become competent and confident readers and writers - essential lifelong skills.
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Where can the IB Learner Profiles be found?
IB Learner Profiles can be found in every corner of the English curriculum and explicit links are made in a wide range of contexts. Teachers identify the most appropriate profiles that are relevant and appropriate to the context of each learning outcome and refer to them regularly with the children.
Through innovative and creative planning, we believe that there are no limits as to how they can be linked to different learning opportunities. However, the following will illustrate where each IB profile regularly features within each section of Read to Write:
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Inquires Open-Minded Caring |
Thinkers Principled
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Risk-Takers Balanced |
Knowledgeable
Communicators
Reflective
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Reading Mastery 5 (RM5)
| Making sense of the text | Vocabulary and Language | Retrieval Skills | Inference and deduction | Evaluation |
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Inquirers Open - Minded |
Balanced Communicators
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Knowledgeable Principled |
Risk Takers Caring |
Thinkers Reflective
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Below are examples of how and where the IB Learner Profiles can be found across reading and writing at Kensington
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Read to Write |
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Year 3 “The Rhythm of the Rain” Information: River Information Leaflet Purpose: to inform |
We select the most appropriate structural features to present information. |
We can discuss themes, ideas and plots within our favourite stories. |
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Balanced |
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Read to Write |
Reading |
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Year 4 “The Journey” Narrative: Refugee narrative Purpose: to narrate |
We will evaluate experiences and feelings of different refugees to understand their hardship
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We consider different character viewpoints in order to understand their emotions and feelings. |
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Caring |
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Read to Write |
Reading |
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Reception “The Something” Narrative: a losing story Purpose: to tell and write a losing story |
We discuss different emotions a person would feel if they lost something important to them. |
We will support others when reading aloud, understanding that we all learn differently. |
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Inquires |
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Read to Write |
Reading |
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All Year Groups The Immerse Stage |
We ask questions, make predictions and become familiar with the vehicle text |
We will ask questions and be curious about what we know, and what we want to find out next
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Knowledgeable |
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Read to Write |
Reading |
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Year 5 “The Lost Book of Adventure” Explanation: Survival Guide Purpose: to explain |
We will research and collect, selecting the most appropriate information as to how to survive in the wild! |
We use prior knowledge to make inferences, supporting our ideas with examples and evidence. |
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Open-minded |
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Read to Write |
Reading |
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Year 4 “The Lost Happy Endings” Persuasion: letter Purpose: to persuade
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We will discuss and evaluate alternative viewpoints before formalising my own opinion. We will use evidence and examples to explain our thinking. |
We read genres that we are unfamiliar with.
We are curious about the unknown by asking questions and finding answers.
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Principled |
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Read to Write |
Reading |
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Year 1 “The Last Wolf” Instructions: Recipes Purpose: to instruct
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We write instructions in chronological order for the baker to follow successfully! |
We read regularly at home.
We prioritise reading for pleasure time. |
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Reflective |
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Read to Write |
Reading |
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Year 6 “Rose Blanche” Recount: diary Purpose: to recount |
We take time to proofread and edit, ensuring we have included structural and language features of a diary |
We summarise main events within an extract or story.
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Risk-takers |
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Reading |
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Year 6 “Shackleton’s Journey” Narrative: endurance narrative Purpose: to narrate |
We write from an unknown perspective – a lost explorer in the arctic! |
We make predictions based upon what we already know or infer from implied information. |
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Thinkers |
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Read to Write |
Reading |
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Year 2 “A River” Recount: letter Purpose: to inform |
We plan our letter to make sure that our content is factual and informative. |
We evaluate the text in RM5 through hot seating, discussions, role play and writing opportunities. |
Phonics and the IB Learner Profile
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Revisit and Review
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Teach |
Practise |
Apply |
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Reflective
Knowledgeable
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Thinkers
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Thinkers
Risk-Takers
Inquirers
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Thinkers
Risk-Takers
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