Vision

At Monksmoor Park CE Primary School we recognise the crucial importance of studying all aspects of the English language.  Improved performance at reading, writing and spoken language will enable our children to experience all areas of their broad curriculum in all its fullness.  They will be able to express their thoughts and ideas more fluently and become effective and engaging communicators.  These skills will serve them throughout their academic career and enrich their lives beyond school.

Our approach to teaching of English is multi-faceted, incorporating oracy, drama, real contexts and high-quality literature.  We aim to promote high standards by nurturing and inspiring fluent readers and writers with all the skills and knowledge they need to be confidently literate in life.  This is encompassed in our ethos of “nurturing all to flourish and aspire”.

We aim for children to leave us:

• with a love of reading and a desire to read for enjoyment;
• reading and writing with confidence, fluency and understanding, using a range of independent strategies to take responsibility for their own learning including editing and correcting their own errors;
• with an interest in words and their meanings; developing a growing vocabulary in relation to grammatical terminology;
• understanding a range of text types, media types and genres;
• able to write in a variety of styles and forms appropriate to the situation;
• using their developing creativity, imagination, inventiveness and critical awareness;
• having a suitable technical vocabulary to respectfully articulate their responses in any discussion.

More information about the English curriculum can be found in the documents below and on our Reading, Writing and Vocabulary pages.

In EYFS and KS1 we use the Read Write Inc. phonics scheme.