English

The English lead at St Paul's is Mrs E Poynton

The aim of our English curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written language, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment. We strive to develop children’s literacy within a cross-curricular programme of Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening, providing children with a range of exciting and meaningful opportunities to consolidate their understanding of taught English skills and apply them in a range of contexts.

Children at St Paul’s:

Learn how to read and write with fluency, understanding and confidence, developing a range of independent strategies to take responsibility for their own learning
Be encouraged to develop a love of reading and to read for enjoyment
Develop their ever-growing vocabulary through an interest in words and their meanings
Experience a range of text types and genres, across a range of contexts, to enrich their understanding
Learn to write in a variety of styles and be able to apply characteristic features of texts to their own writing
Develop a technical vocabulary with understanding of grammatical terminology
Learn how to apply a range of grammatical features in their own writing
Have the opportunity to write for pleasure and explore and develop their own ideas
Have the opportunity to develop their creativity and imagination.