English
Welcome to our page all about English.
Subject Leader: Clare Morrison and Heather Beckett
All policies are available on the Policies page.
Our Vision (Intent):
| The intent within this plan is to raise standards in reading, writing and speaking and listening and close any gaps in learning caused by the pandemic. Children should be able to leave Trumacar on an even playing field as their peers from other schools in order to thrive at secondary school and in later life. By the end of Year 2 pupils will have been taught: See non-negotiables document By the end of Year 4 pupils will have been taught: See non-negotiables document By the end of Year 6 pupils will have been taught: See non-negotiables document |
Behind the Vision:
English embeds all areas of the secondary curriculum and many aspects of adult life and therefore needs to be taught to a high standard to prepare for later success. At Trumacar there are several children who are reluctant readers due to a number of readers and we want to re-establish and embed an enjoyment of reading in order to further develop the skills needed to achieve well in this subject. Socio-economic difficulties and lack of opportunities to attend libraries or reading events have reduced the opportunity for pupils to engage in reading for enjoyment over the last two and the promotion of this once again will have one of the greatest impacts on attainment within the subject.
In order to achieve the vision:
- Pupils need to understand the importance of reading and how much it can impact on later learning and future careers and be given opportunities to promote the enjoyment of reading
- Sentence structure and spelling has been identified as the greatest area of weakness across the school and gaps in learning need closing to impact on attainment for writing
- Presentation with books needs improving and the handwriting scheme needs revisiting for this to be improved.
- Phonics teaching needs to be reviewed in line with national guidance now that Letters and sounds has been deemed not as appropriate and to further help close gaps in reading attainment
Planning and progression of our curriculum:
We follow an Author led themed approach and have detailed what types of text will be focussed on during each half-term.
Year 1-2
| Year A | Jill Murphy Narrative Non-fiction Poetry |
Traditional Tales Narrative Non-fiction |
Julia Donaldson Narrative Non-fiction |
Alan Ahlberg Narrative Poetry |
Beatrix Potter Narrative Non-fiction Poetry |
Stories from other Cultures Narrative Non-fiction Poetry |
| Year B | Michael Rosen Narrative Non-fiction Poetry |
Traditional Tales Narrative Non-fiction Poetry |
Sue Hendra Narrative Non-fiction |
David Mckee Narrative non-fiction |
Mini Grey Narrative Non-fiction Poetry |
Stories from other Cultures Narrative Non-fiction Poetry |
Year 3-4
| Year A | Dick King Smith Fantasy Fiction Information Booklets Poetry |
Classics Mystery Fiction Biography and Recount |
Roald Dahl Fairy Tales Discussions – For and Against Poetry |
Traditional Tales Fables Persuasive Letters |
Anne Fine Playscripts Diaries and Recounts |
Stories from other Cultures Explanation texts Classic poetry |
| Year B | Francesca Simon Film Playscripts Non-chronological reports |
Classic Fiction Fantasy Fiction Newspaper Reports and Recounts Performance Poetry |
Jeremy Strong Mystery Fiction Persuasive Writing |
Traditional Tales Fairy Tales and Myths Non-chronological Report Poetry |
Cath Cassidy Issues and Dilemmas Discussion and Debate |
Stories from other Cultures Myths Persuasive Letters Typres of Poetry |
Year 5-6
| Year A | Charles Dickens Biography Information Booklet Classic Fiction Classic Narrative Poetry – The Highwayman |
JK Rowling Reports Information texts Flashbacks Classic Fiction Poetry with figurative language |
Louis Sachar Autobiography Detective/Crime |
| Year B | Michael Morpugo and Michelle Magorian Persuasive Broadcast Information Booklet Historical Narrative Poetry with Imagery |
David Walliams and Stories from other Cultures Persuasion Formal Debate Poems with a structure Stories from other Cultures |
William Shakespeare Films and Playscripts Legends Free Verse Poetry Science Fiction |