English

English

We employ a linguistic phonics approach throughout the school to teach early reading and spelling. In reading lessons, children are exposed to a broad and varied range of aspirational texts, with authors from Julia Donaldson, to William Shakespeare, to George Orwell studied. Children are taught to analyse literary elements and techniques to allow them to uncover layers of meaning and a comprehensive understanding of the text. Handwriting, sentence structure, grammar and punctuation are explicitly taught in writing lessons, and learners apply their knowledge within fiction and non-fiction written tasks linked to the texts studied and our wider curriculum. Children are given opportunities to read, analyse and perform poetry in every year group.