GFPS follows the National Curriculum 2014
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English Curriculum Statement “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -Benjamin Franklin
We want our children to learn to read, to love to read and to write in a similar way to the authors they have studied. Pupils learn best when their curiosity is engaged. We use a text led approach to teach the skills of reading, writing and spoken language. Learning is led through a series of ‘high value principles’ which underpin all English learning and are the skills our children need to be taught as a priority in order to become proficient in the English language.
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Phonics At the Nursery stage, learning is focused on listening skills, identification of sounds, rhyme and oral segmenting and blending (Phase 1 Letters and Sounds). Letters are introduced when children are ready, using the order, rhymes and letter formation from the ‘Read Write Inc’ scheme. This is supplemented by songs and games from ‘Letters and Sounds’. Through reception, year 1 and year 2, teaching continues to follow the RWI sequence. This is supplemented in Year 2 with the ‘Support for Spelling’ approach. When children enter Key Stage Two, teacher assessment and data from the Y2 phonic check is used to identify children who require further bespoke learning opportunities linked to previous phonic learning. Children work at an appropriate pace and level to support their learning and enable progress. Where appropriate, phonics learning in Key Stage Two is tracked using B squared. Children working within or above ARE in Key Stage Two follow the ‘PLAN-IT’ Spelling programme. |
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