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English
The Futura Learning Partnership intent for English is that a high-quality education will inspire children to become creative and critical thinkers. We believe that it is the right of every child to become a competent and confident user of the English language; able to live, work and succeed in the literate world. Children will be able to communicate fluently and confidently, using a wide vocabulary accurately and effectively. They will be able to critique a range of fiction and non-fiction texts, appreciating a rich and varied literary heritage.
Children will be inspired to become imaginative writers who can write coherently with a high level of accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar; children will be able to adapt their language and style in and for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences. English provides the fundamental building blocks for students to succeed in all subjects; a high level of literacy provides the vehicle needed to unpick key concepts across the curriculum. This, alongside carefully selected texts appropriate to our contexts, develops the cultural capital needed to succeed in life. Crucially, we aim to foster a love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment.
Phonics
The school uses the Read Write Inc scheme of work, in Reception and Years 1 and 2, to teach children to read accurately and fluently with good comprehension. They also learn to form each letter, spell correctly, and compose their ideas step-by-step.
Here are some videos to help with your child’s reading.
Home Learning
Things you can do at home:
- Ensure your child reads at least 5 times per week record their reading in their Reading Record
- Watch RWI phonics videos sent home by your teacher
- Practise your child’s weekly spellings or red words
- Talk about what books they are currently reading
- Ask questions when listening to your child read aloud
- Read books to your child / read books together
- Visit local libraries and bookshops
Stuck for what to read?
If your child is finding it difficult to know what they want to read, here are some ideas:
- Register on the CLPE’s Core Books CLPE’s Core Books website for free to view regularly updated book lists sorted by age-range, genre, author or publisher.
- Visit Accelerated Reader Bookfinder which is an easy to use, free online tool which allows you or your child to search for books by interest-level and topic. You can also find collections lists of the most popular books that children are reading at the moment.
- Go to a bookshop or a library and immerse yourselves in some of the great texts out there.
More information
For more information, please see the Futura Curriculum English (Pdf)
