English Curriculum Statement
Intent:
At Kingsmoor Primary School, we believe that a quality English curriculum should develop children’s love of reading, writing and discussion. We aim to inspire an appreciation of our rich and varied literary heritage and a habit of reading widely and often. We recognise the importance of nurturing a culture where children take pride in their writing, can write clearly and accurately and adapt their language and style for a range of contexts.
We want to inspire children to be confident in the art of speaking and listening and be able to use discussion to communicate and further their learning.
We believe that children need to develop a secure knowledge-base in English, which follows a clear pathway of progression as they advance through the primary curriculum. We believe that a secure basis in English skills is crucial to a high quality education and will give our children the tools they need to participate fully as a member of society.
We want to inspire children to be confident in the art of speaking and listening and be able to use discussion to communicate and further their learning.
We believe that children need to develop a secure knowledge-base in English, which follows a clear pathway of progression as they advance through the primary curriculum. We believe that a secure basis in English skills is crucial to a high quality education and will give our children the tools they need to participate fully as a member of society.
Implementation:
These aims are embedded across our English lessons and the wider curriculum. We have a rigorous and well -organised English curriculum that provides many purposeful opportunities for reading, writing and discussion.
Teachers use a mixture of book studies and film units, as appropriate to their classes, but also ensure that cross curricular links with concurrent topic work are woven into the programme of study.
Our curriculum closely follows the aims of the National Curriculum for English 2014.
The National Curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils:
In Key Stage 2, the children have daily whole class reading lessons where they study a class novel as well as linked themes.
We use a wide variety of quality texts and resources to motivate and inspire our children.
We also provide a wealth of enrichment opportunities, from attending an annual Poetry Slam to entering creative writing competitions.
This ensures that children benefit from access to positive role models from the local and wider locality.
Teachers use a mixture of book studies and film units, as appropriate to their classes, but also ensure that cross curricular links with concurrent topic work are woven into the programme of study.
Our curriculum closely follows the aims of the National Curriculum for English 2014.
The National Curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils:
- read easily, fluently and with good understanding
- develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information
- acquire a wide vocabulary, an understanding of grammar and knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language
- appreciate our rich and varied literary heritage
- write clearly, accurately and coherently, adapting their language and style in and for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences
- use discussion in order to learn; they should be able to elaborate and explain clearly their understanding and ideas
- are competent in the arts of speaking and listening, making formal presentations, demonstrating to others and participating in debate.
In Key Stage 2, the children have daily whole class reading lessons where they study a class novel as well as linked themes.
We use a wide variety of quality texts and resources to motivate and inspire our children.
We also provide a wealth of enrichment opportunities, from attending an annual Poetry Slam to entering creative writing competitions.
This ensures that children benefit from access to positive role models from the local and wider locality.
Impact:
As a result, we have a school of enthusiastic readers and writers who enjoy showcasing their developing English knowledge and skills. They are confident to take risks in their reading and writing, and love to discuss and share their ideas.
In 2019, our attainment for reading at the end of KS1 and KS2 was above the national average. In writing, our attainment at the end of KS1 was above national average and at national average at the end of KS2.
In 2019, our attainment for reading at the end of KS1 and KS2 was above the national average. In writing, our attainment at the end of KS1 was above national average and at national average at the end of KS2.
Reading Statement:
At Kingsmoor Primary School, we aim for every child to foster a love of reading. A child’s reading skills are important to their success in school as they allow them to access the breadth of the curriculum and improve their communication and language skills. In addition, reading can be a fun and imaginative time for children, which opens doors to all kinds of new worlds for them.
We promote this love of reading through-
Reading for pleasure
We promote this love of reading through-
Reading for pleasure
- A class shared text daily
- Using high quality, challenging texts
- Opportunities for quiet reading in class throughout the week
- Use of the whole-school reading incentive
- Children are encouraged to explore a range of genres, authors and complexity of texts
- Children have opportunities to share texts, talk about books, read to others and be read to.
- Shared reading involves the teacher sharing an age appropriate class text for at least 10 minutes each day in KS1 and 15 minutes in KS2
- Children engage with texts through drama, role play, models and film
- Guided reading/whole class reading takes place daily
- Adults engage in reading themselves and talk about the books they have read
- Older and younger classes are buddied up to take part in joint reading sessions
- Parental engagement including parents coming in to listen to children read
Writing for a purpose statement:At Kingsmoor Primary School our long term plan for writing uses 4 main purposes across KS1 and KS2: writing to entertain, to inform, to persuade and to discuss.
In KS1, we focus on the purposes of writing to entertain and inform. In LKS2, we look at writing to entertain, inform and persuade. In UKS2, we cover all of the 4 main purposes of writing. We have two main outcomes each half term. Lessons leading up to writing a final piece, can really embed grammar and punctuation skills; investigate vocabulary appropriate to the piece; unpick high quality examples; create plans and write collaboratively with peers. Children are able to secure their skills and experience success. They begin to develop a deep understanding of a particular purpose for writing. 
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Spelling Statement:Spelling, along with vocabulary and phonics are critical foundational skills that help our pupils with reading fluency and reading comprehension. At Kingsmoor Primary School, we use Read Write Inc. in KS1 and progress on to Spelling Shed in KS2 to deliver a full spelling curriculum. |