At Kingfisher Primary, our English curriculum is designed to foster a love of language and communication whilst preparing our pupils with the essential skills for lifelong learning and success. Through our approaches, we aim to develop pupils’ proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening whilst nurturing their creativity and critical thinking. We have implemented a Global Citizenship approach to our curriculum, which English feeds into. This has enabled our learners to develop empathy, respect, self-expression and curiosity about the world around them and to empower them to see the impact which they can have, through their use of verbal and written English.
Phonics
Children who read regularly or are read to regularly have the opportunity to open the doors to so many different worlds! More importantly, reading will give your child the tools to become independent life-long learners.
Reading
Every child has the right to learn to read, regardless of social and economic circumstances, their ethnicity, home language and special educational need or disability. At Kingfisher, it is our intent that every child will be able to read fluently and with confidence, therefore facilitating their ability to thrive in all areas of the curriculum.
Writing
At Kingfisher we expect the highest aspirations for our pupils. We want all children to learn and make academic progress no matter their starting points. We have a clear vision for what we want pupils to achieve during their time at Kingfisher and have designed our curriculum to give all pupils the knowledge, skills and understanding they will need in their future years.
Reading, writing, talking and listening lay the foundations for lifelong learning; they allow children to access all curricular areas and embrace a wider range of opportunities in all aspects of life.
Please click on the document below to see our guide to literacy at Kingfisher.
Please see below a guide to ‘Mastery in writing’.