English
English Leaders - Clare Berryman, Emma Smallshaw & Benita Fox
Mission in Action
How we live out our Mission in English
Communication is the key to living out our mission statement. We hope a rich, engaging English curriculum will be the platform children will use to make a difference and be the change they hope to see.
Immersing children in rich literature, we believe, will open many doors and opportunities inviting aspirations, highlighting fine role models leading to successful learners who can communicate to many audiences for many differing purposes.
The Bible is a rich source of literature in its own right – of poetry, of proverb, of adventure; a collection of writing from differing authors. We will use this source to inspire, to enjoy and to guide.
Its teachings also guide us in how we should use our language to engage with each other. Our communication should be "good for edification." so as to build up.
It should meet the need of the moment and be effective. It should also "give grace to those who hear it". Our words should be a gift. They should bless those who hear.
Curriculum Statement
Six great principles of English teaching which reflect our pedagogy:-
Understanding that the subject is an interconnected body of knowledge - integration across subjects
Always supported by ambitious text choices - exposure to challenging text and vocabulary
Places great literature at the heart of every lesson - class novel, subject fiction and non-fiction, whole class reading
Hinges on subtle and sensitive modelling - key to what great teaching means to us
Places a great value on words - the best, the most powerful, the most appropriate
Gives students lots and lots of writing practice - basic skills, incidental writing opportunities, cross-curricular writing
The developing use of language underpins children's achievement across the curriculum and lays the foundations for active involvement in cultural life, society, work and lifelong learning.
English is a major world language and its secure and confident use opens many possibilities. Learning and using languages enables children to engage with different cultures and societies and further develops their understanding of how languages work.
Literature in English is rich, varied and influential. It helps children to develop their imagination, see the world through the eyes of others and read and write for pleasure
Children learn to communicate effectively in a range of media. They become increasingly fluent and accurate in expressing their thoughts and emotions, orally and in writing. They become more skilled in generating ideas, solving problems and thinking critically and creatively.
English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature, especially, plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils both to acquire knowledge and to build on what they already know. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a member of society.
English is taught following the National Curriculum for English Programmes of Study for Key Stages 1 and 2, National Curriculum 2014.
English is taught daily as a discrete subject through cross-curricular links may be made.Lessons are split into Whole Class Reading, which takes place everyday, and Writing, which again takes place every day.All lessons are complemented with additional teaching in spelling and phonics.
Each class follows a programme of study for Whole Class Reading and another for Writing.The Write Stuff enables children to produce independent written work having been exposed to high quality modelled sentences rich vocabulary and a variety of grammar structures, and spelling rules.
Our Whole Class Reading framework allows children to develop reading fluency, access high order texts, practise reading skills: retrieval, vocabulary meaning, inferring and summarising, and allows for incidental writing opportunities. Outcomes reflect a range of writing, for a range of different audiences and purposes.
Reading and Writing are extensively used as communication within other subjects which provide children with opportunities to practice and apply skills.
Children also have the opportunity to read books of their own choice, to listen to challenging and classic novels and to choose writing genres in response to different stimuli.
Reading Scheme of Work
English Scheme of Work
Phonics
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