Ingol CP English 

Curriculum Intent Overview

Vision and rationale – see the English Curriculum policy for more detail

At Ingol Community Primary School we strive for all our children to be ‘Literate Pupils’

We want our children to read and write with confidence, fluency and understanding, orchestrating a range of independent strategies to self-monitor and correct.

We want the children to understand a range of text types and genres and be able to write in a variety of styles and forms appropriate to the situation. Our desire is for all children to have a love of reading and a desire to read for enjoyment. We aim for children to have an interest in words and their meanings; developing a growing vocabulary in relation to grammatical terminology. All teachers aim for children to have an understanding of a range of text types.

Curriculum Implementation Overview

The English leader works closely with staff to support planning, teaching and assessment. English lessons happen daily and included grammar and main teaching. A wide range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry are taught throughout school.

Reading is interweaved throughout the curriculum to further develop skills and enhance vocabulary.

EYFS

In Reception, children have daily discrete phonics lessons to allow them to gain skills required for reading, writing and communication to give them the foundations for future learning.  Children have opportunities to develop their communication, language and literacy skills on a daily basis in both adult led and child initiated activities. They are immersed in a book that they do work based around. As the children progress, they access guided reading sessions in small groups. There are many CLL and L opportunities for the children daily.

Key Stage 1

In Key Stage 1 daily discrete phonics/spelling lessons continue and are taught to meet the needs of every pupil.  Children have daily mixed ability English lessons with an emphasis on real texts which engage and enthuse them.  Grammar is taught daily to enable children to write grammatically correct within their written work. Reading is prioritised so that they can become confident readers. Children take part in both guided and individual reading sessions and have regular story times to develop a love of reading.  English skills are developed across the curriculum.  Provision is made for children who require extra support through intervention programmes, differentiated class teaching and targeted teaching groups.

Key Stage 2

In Key Stage 2 children have daily Spelling and English lessons. Grammar skills are taught daily as part of their English lesson. The children have daily spelling sessions that are organised within their Year groups. Reading is a crucial part of learning and Guided reading takes place daily to enable children to read confidently, answer questions about what they have read and have a good understanding of books (fiction and non-fiction).  English skills are developed across the curriculum and the previous skills are built upon.  Provision is made for children who require extra support through targeted teaching; intervention programmes and differentiated class teaching.

Curriculum Impact Overview

Snapshot of positive outcomes across the school – informed by first-hand evidence gathering

Lesson observations have shown good teaching covering the year group expectations. Children make good progress from their starting points and with well planned interventions start to close gaps in reading and writing.

Writing neatness is still a priority across school along with spellings. A new approach to writing presentation has been introduced – bubble writing and this is starting to show an impact.

Work in children’s books shows a good coverage of text types taught.

English has a high profile across school and each year group tries to implement as much English learning as possible.