The department aims to:

• provide wide-ranging topics which promote literacy for students of all abilities so that they can develop their skills in a secure, happy and stimulating environment.
• encourage students to peer and self-assess in order to understand how to progress to the next pathway and grade of development.
• promote the enhancement of Writing, Reading and Speaking and Listening Skills within the English curriculum, through clear target setting and an understanding of assessment focuses.
• support by giving students the functional literacy skills which will benefit them in their adult life.
The department has eight teaching rooms each equipped with a laptop, TV or smartboard and visualiser to improve the quality of learning and teaching. A suite of computers and a bank of laptops are additional resources that may be used by the students to research and extend learning.