English (Including Phonics)
Subject Leadership
- English Lead: Mrs Palmer
- World Book Day Lead: Miss Ellis
- Phonics Lead: Mrs Grant-Dawson
What are the principles of our English curriculum?
- A systematic and consistent approach to the teaching of phonics, leading into spellings and reading (we use Read, Write, Inc for both phonics and spelling)
- Short writing units with focussed reading, grammar and writing tasks that are specific to the genre (or class topic)
- Time taken to PLAN children’s writing, source high-quality vocabulary and structure ideas in a coherent way
- Demonstrating the value of editing and proofreading by ensuring children all edit and then publish their written work regularly
- Ensuring momentum for our readers, to promote challenging texts and nurture a love of reading
- Termly fiction writes in each class
- Creative freedom for teachers to match units and lessons to the needs and interests of their children