A wide range of learning experiences enables our children to develop skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Literacy lessons take place on a daily basis.

From the Foundation Stage onwards children read regularly in the classroom, choosing from a large selection of quality books and are given every opportunity to become confident, fluent readers and to develop a love of reading. 
Each child will read with an adult at least once a week, this may be in a group or reading individually.

Phonic skills are taught systematically in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 on a daily basis. We use Read Write Inc. as our scheme of work for phonics. This work continues into Key Stage 2, placing more emphasis on higher order reading and spelling strategies. Throughout the school, children are also taught to use context clues, grammatical knowledge and word recognition skills.  In Key Stage 2 children use the Accelerated Reader programme to develop their skills and love of reading.

The children are offered many opportunities to write for different purposes and audiences, and we aim to foster creativity and personal expression.  Good habits of letter formation, spelling, punctuation and grammar are also central to the school’s English work. Through whole class writing pupils will be taught to develop their written skills in various genres.  

Our handwriting scheme is intended to support children in developing a legible joined style.