English
Subject Leader: Mrs New
Our Curriculum
Curriculum Intent
DfE - English Primary National Curriculum 2013
Progression Maps
Whole School Writing Curriculum Overview
Progression in Spoken Language
Supporting your Child at Home
7 Top Tips to Support Reading at Home
Writing
Writing Progression Counts - September 2019
Reading
Reading is central to the school’s curriculum.
Children in the Nursery Year develop their vocabulary and listening skills well. The teaching of phonics starts as soon as children join the Reception Year. Leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum that introduces pupils to phonics in a systematic way. Staff deliver this curriculum well, and they assess pupils’ reading skills accurately. Teachers ensure that pupils learn phonics in a well-ordered manner.
Adults quickly identify any pupils at risk of falling behind in their phonics knowledge. Staff give these pupils timely and effective support. Teachers provide lots of opportunities for pupils to read or to listen to stories. This improves pupils’ knowledge and understanding of vocabulary.
In key stage 2, well-designed reading sessions expose pupils to lots of different types of books. Pupils talked with enthusiasm about the books that they have read. This has helped to promote pupils’ love of reading.
- Ofsted, March 2023
Phonics and Early Reading Policy 2023
Supporting Struggling Readers Strategy
Phonics
Phonics and Early Reading Policy 2023
Nursery - Year 2 Progression Map
KS2 Phonics and Spelling Curriculum 2022
Introducing Reading Planet Rocket Phonics
In this short video, author Abigail Steel introduces Reading Planet Rocket Phonics. Reading Planet Rocket Phonics is a DfE validated SSP programme aligned to...
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Pink A/Phonics Phase 2
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Pink A/Phonics Phase 2 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Pink B/Phonics Phase 2
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Pink B/Phonics Phase 2 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Red A/Phonics Phase 3
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Red A/Phonics Phase 3 is pronounced. You'll also...
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Red B/Phonics Phase 3
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) colour band Red B/Phonics Phase 3 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Yellow/Phonics Phase 3-4
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Yellow/Phonics Phase 3-4 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Blue/ Phase 4-5 Part 1
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Blue/ Phase 4-5 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Blue/Phonics Phase 4-5 Part 2
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Blue/Phonics Phase 4-5 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Green/Phonics Phase 5 Part 1
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Green/Phonics Phase 5 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Green/Phonics Phase 5 Part 2
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Green/Phonics Phase 5 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Orange/Phonics Phase 5-6 Part 1
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Orange/Phonics Phase 5-6 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Orange/Phonics Phase 5-6 Part 2
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Orange/Phonics Phase 5-6 is pronounced.
Reading Planet Rocket Phonics: Pronunciation of phonics sounds Orange/Phonics Phase 5-6 Part 3
In this short video, you'll hear how every phonics sound (or grapheme-phoneme correspondence) in colour band Orange/Phonics Phase 5-6 is pronounced.
Recommended Reads
EYFS - F1 - Reading Spine, Teaching Books & Author List
EYFS - F2 - Reading Spine, Teaching Books & Author List