English
Throughout the school the teaching of language and grammar is given a high status. It is through the medium of language that much of the children's work takes place.
We provide children with a broad range of opportunities to read, write, speak and listen. At all times we endeavour to make language lessons enjoyable, meaningful and relevant.
Speaking and listening, paired talk, group debate and questioning are an important part of the work we undertake with pupils. This is to encourage and support them to be articulate and confident participants in learning.
English is delivered through unit plans that have a focus on a specific text type. There are final writes which are formally assessed at the end of each unit of work. The children cover a range of genres to ensure that they can write for purpose and include the correct grammatical features.