English
Writing Curriculum Leader: Miss C Chadwick, Miss E McMillan
Reading and Phonics Curriculum Leader: Miss E McMillan, Miss N Lees
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At our school, we use Sounds-Write to teach phonics. Sounds-Write is a structured, evidence-based phonics programme that helps children develop the skills they need to become confident readers, writers and spellers.
Children are taught that words are made up of individual sounds (phonemes) and that these sounds are represented by letters or groups of letters (graphemes). Through engaging, carefully planned lessons, pupils learn how to:
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recognise and say the sounds in words;
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blend sounds together to read words accurately and fluently;
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segment words into sounds for spelling;
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develop confidence in reading and writing across the curriculum.
The programme follows a clear progression, allowing children to build on their knowledge step by step. Regular practice helps pupils become fluent readers while developing a secure understanding of English spelling patterns.
We encourage parents and carers to support their child's phonics learning at home by reading together regularly, practising the sounds and words sent home, and celebrating progress. Working in partnership with families helps children develop a lifelong love of reading.
Sounds-Write provides a strong foundation for literacy and equips children with the skills they need to succeed throughout their education.
We follow a Mastery approach to English through the programme ‘Pathways to Read’. Units of work are delivered using high quality texts and children in all year groups are given varied opportunities for reading. It supports the teaching of reading comprehension skills and develops reading fluency. Key skills are taught and repeated; there are multiple opportunities to use and apply the skills until they can be mastered fully and applied in independent reading.
In KS2, the programme is delivered through whole class shared reading lessons. In Y2, children participate in one whole class lesson followed by bespoke grouped reading at least once a week as well as individual reading. For pupils still needing support with phonics from years 2-6, we provide an individual reading programme that has phonically decodable texts at the heart of it. In our whole class reading, there is a clear teaching focus with the opportunity to master key reading skills in each session. There are follow on reading tasks to enable pupils to evidence the skills they have mastered independently.
Many opportunities for widening children’s vocabulary are given through the Pathways to Read approach and this builds on the extensive work we do in school to provide our children with a rich and varied vocabulary.
You will find the end of year expectations for reading for each of our year groups in the attached documents. For further detail on the skills that your children are learning on a termly basis, please contact your class teacher.
Writing Curriculum
We follow a Mastery approach to English through the programme ‘Pathways to Write.’ Units of work are delivered using high quality texts and children in all year groups are given varied opportunities for writing. Skills are built up through repetition within the units, and children apply these skills in the writing activities provided. Many opportunities for widening children’s vocabulary are given through the Pathways to Write approach and this builds on the extensive work we do in school to provide our children with a rich and varied vocabulary.
You will find the end of year expectations for writing, reading and spoken language for each of our year groups in the attached documents. For further detail on the skills that your children are learning on a termly basis, please contact your class teacher.
Below are the key objectives delivered by teaching staff in each year group:
