English
English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature, especially, plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils both to acquire knowledge and to build on what they already know. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a member of society; pupils, therefore, who do not learn to speak, read and write fluently and confidently are effectively disenfranchised.
“You can make anything by writing” – C.S Lewis
Learning Showcase
Reading
English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature, especially, plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils both to acquire knowledge and to build on what they already know. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a member of society; pupils, therefore, who do not learn to speak, read and write fluently and confidently are effectively disenfranchised.
“If you’re going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books.” Roald Dahl
Reading
Power of Reading Enquiry - March 2019
We were lucky enough to be chosen as one of three Enquire Learning Trust schools to showcase our English curriculum and how we have developed our approach using The CLPE Power of Reading teaching strategies and high quality texts.
The enquiry was led by Ronnie Wood (Director of Learning and Innovation at Enquire Learning Trust), Anjali Patel (Lead advisory teacher for CLPE) and Jonathan Rodgers (Primary Advisory teacher for CLPE)
We are very proud of how well our approaches are embedded across school and our Academy Improvement Plan priorities have played a big part in how successful this approach is too.
Reading Learning Showcase
Writing
English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature, especially, plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils both to acquire knowledge and to build on what they already know. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a member of society; pupils, therefore, who do not learn to speak, read and write fluently and confidently are effectively disenfranchised.
“You can make anything by writing” – C.S Lewis
Writing Curriculum Documents
Writing Learning Showcase
Spelling
At Bradley Green, we believe that is paramount that children can write and spell with accuracy, which begins in EYFS.
We follow the Read, Write, Inc, scheme (RWI) for phonics from nursery (summer term) to year 2 (Autumn term). The scheme teaches children to form letters and spell words correctly as well as composing ideas for writing step by step. We feel that this scheme’s revision and consolidation elements at the start of each session are vital in embedding learning. The scheme teaches children to read and write and also keeps their attention. Read Write, Inc is taught and consolidated daily in EYFS, Year 1 and in Year 2 for the Autumn term.
After this, phonics is used within teaching across the school and links directly with our spelling scheme Scode. The ethos of Scode is that children are given opportunities to become better spellers but also to develop skills and strategies to approach the complex English language with confidence and ease. Retrieval is a key focus of the scheme, which is a great continuation from Read Write Inc in Key Stage 1. Spelling sessions are taught using Scode 4 times a week in 20-minute slots so that children are exposed to the sound codes little and often to embed and secure their understanding.
Spelling Curriculum Documents
Spelling Learning Showcase
Early Reading
At Bradley Green we use the Read Write Inc scheme for the delivery of phonics teaching from Nursery to Year 2.
Here are some useful documents which explains the teaching of phonics at Bradley Green.
Phonics
Here are some resources which you may find useful when helping your child at home.
Phonics documents for parents
Here is a link to information about the Year 1 Phonics Screening Test
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-information-for-parents