What’s great about Rise and Shine?
- Clear progress and accessible learning outcomes
- Measurable progress that learners can see. Syllabus built off the GSE YL, which helps pupils to understand exactly what they are learning and why.
- I can shine activity encourages learners to think about their progress against the key learning outcome for the unit stage.
Plus
- Global citizenship syllabus
- Integrated skills
- My Everyday English lessons
- Our World videos and story animations
A sense of purpose
- A step-by-step approach builds confidence in using English through a learning cycle of exposure, recognition, controlled practice and freer practice.
Inclusive classrooms
- Supporting every learner to achieve and shine through carefully planned lessons and character helpers.
- Targeted support for teachers to help all learners achieve their learning goals, while recognising that this will look different for different pupils.
- Lots of opportunities for formative assessment.
Engaging and relatable
- Fun activities and Real-world links, beautiful visuals to grab learners’ attention and keep them focused, plus global citizenship themes and videos.
- Rise and Shine Towers – a world learners can relate to their own lives with diverse characters and animated stories that grows with learners.
Global citizenship and future skills
- Global citizenship syllabus aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- Encourages learners to think about global and local contexts, with emphasis on cultural awareness, empathy with local and global issues, and social-emotional skills development.
- Each unit stage links to a set of future skills with a dedicated helper who guides and supports learners in activities that develop these skills.
