The English Framework

With me so far?
By now you know the National Curriculum tells you what you should be teaching but how do you teach it?
This is where The English Framework comes into it.

Although The Framework is not statutory, it is considered advisory and most schools use The Framework as a model of good practice when it comes to teaching English.
The Framework sets out guidelines which are used in most schools.
In the school where I am on teaching practice all lessons begin with lesson objectives on the board.The lessons themselves are in four parts (starter, introduction, development and plenary).
We teach pargraphing by using the PEE model (Point, Evidence, Explain).
Our lessons are under-pinned by the concept of Scaffolding (we help pupils get to the next level by providing support) and we begin introducing new concepts by modelling the process.
Lesson planning is done on a short, medium and long term process and we use APP to measure where our pupils are at.
All of these processes have come out of the Framework and while not statutory are pretty much standard practice in the current classroom.
However, be warned. A new Government came into power earlier this year and the website tells us that everything here is under review.
Having said that,  good practice is good practice and as most teachers of a certain age will tell you:
"We've been doing that for years."