English

English Curriculum 

The curriculum is informed by the National Curriculum for English (2013), the Early Years Foundation Stage framework (2012), the Writing Framework (2025) and the Reading Framework (2023). These documents provide the statutory guidance that underpins the teaching of reading, writing, speaking, and listening across all year groups.

In the Foundation Stage, including Reception and Jellybeans, children are provided with opportunities to speak and listen and to represent their ideas through a range of activities. They use communication, language and literacy across the curriculum and are immersed in an environment rich in print, language and meaningful opportunities to communicate.

In Key Stage 1, children are encouraged to speak and listen to others and to learn and use language to explore the world around them as well as imaginary contexts. Speaking and listening are developed across all areas of the curriculum. 

In Key Stage 2, children are challenged to adapt the way they speak and write to suit different purposes and audiences. They read a wide range of texts and respond to them in a variety of ways. Children explore the language used in both fiction and non-fiction texts and use these texts to understand structure and language choices. They are encouraged to respond thoughtfully and dynamically to feedback from teachers and peers in order to refine and improve their work.