English

Intent

All pupils at Knavesmire access an inspiring and engaging English curriculum that focusses not only on developing excellent communication skills but that fosters a lifelong love of reading. Our Intent is that children leave Knavesmire with excellent written communication skills, confidence in their proficiency in using the English language and with a genuine love for reading.

We teach children the building blocks of word recognition through high-quality phonics teaching and we build on those foundations with teaching comprehension and understanding skills through whole-class reading; we enable children to access a wide range of high-quality texts that reflect the diversity of our world. Children are taught how to write a variety of text types and are encouraged to explore their creativity through a high-level use of language.

Impact

Knavesmire children go into the world able to communicate effectively; our pupils are confident, well-read learners who take their enthusiasm for reading and writing onto the next stage of their education and into their adult lives.  

Implementation  

We use the National Curriculum English Programme of Study for the teaching of English.

We use Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised resource for teaching of Phonics.

We use No Nonsense Spelling as a spelling programme to cover the National Curriculum spelling expectations.

Our policies

KPS English Policy

KPS Spelling Policy

KPS Phonics Policy

Find out more

For further information about our curriculum specifics, please take a look at Our Curriculum page, where you can find details about progression of knowledge for reading and writing.

Please also take a look at our Reading & Phonics page for more information.