English

The intent of the English curriculum is for the pupils to become effective and confident communicators in, and to enjoy and appreciate all aspects of, English . Additionally, we aim for all children to develop effective reading skills and establish a lifelong love of reading. As well as the intrinsic value of these attributes, their competence in English will also help the pupils to develop self-awareness, respect for others and an understanding of the world they live in.

We recognise the contribution English makes to developing thinking skills, social, moral spiritual and cultural education, PSHCE, the Rights Respecting agenda and British Values, as well as to all other curricular subjects.

The English curriculum incorporates Speaking and Listening, reading and Writing. Pupils will learn through, and be made aware of, the interrelationship between all language skills. English skills will be developed through wider applications and more challenging approaches as the learner progresses through school. Opportunities for the development of English are identified and exploited through all areas of the wider curriculum. Pupils are offered a wide range of activities, contexts and resources in order to develop their use, understanding and enjoyment of English, including outside visits, visitors to school and use of the outdoor environment.

Our school policies for the different aspects of the English curriculum can be found at the bottom of this page.

Whole School Disciplinary Concepts

 Through the skills they develop in English, our children are enabled to understand information presented in a variety of ways and therefore respond critically to our whole school Disciplinary Concepts questions:

What does it mean to be a citizen?

Does equality mean treating everybody the same?

Is power always a positive thing?

Does change always make things better?

Is trade necessary?

Is being part of a community the same for everyone? 

Open the buttons below to see some of the brilliant learning each of the year groups has been doing.

Scroll further down the page to find out about whole school and special events, latest news and our amazing Reading Bus.

2023-2024

2022-2023

Special Award

After visiting our school and officially opening our new Reading Bus, award winning author Alan Durant was enormously impressed with the school's commitment to promoting reading for pleasure. He nominated the school for a special award from The Society of Authors (a group of over 11,000children's writers and illustrators), and we felt very honoured when we received this amazing certificate, especially when we noticed who had signed it!