At Longstone CofE (VA) Primary School, our overall aim is to nurture children’s English skills, so they become proficient readers, writers, spellers and speakers, who can transfer their English skills to other curriculum subjects and who are prepared for the next steps in their education and beyond.

 

We enable our pupils to shine as members of society by providing them with purposeful opportunities to confidently communicate with others through writing and discussion, as well as encouraging pupils to showcase their individual flair.

 

We aim to ignite our children’s appreciation of our rich and varied literary heritage, as well as grow a lifelong love of reading through developing their fluency and comprehension.

 

Furthermore, we ensure progressive high standards of language and literacy are weaved across the curriculum and strengthened through daily English lessons. 

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IMPLEMENTATION

 

Our English curriculum is based on LITERACY TREE and encompasses the National Curriculum objectives. We bring reading, writing and speaking together, along with spelling and handwriting and deliver them through an approach which engages and inspires our pupils to converse, read and write. We believe that making writing and reading purposeful for our pupils is vital in fostering their love of English.

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IMPACT

Children leave Longstone C E Primary School as happy, confident learners who have developed a love of reading and writing with the key skills and knowledge necessary for the next stage of their learning.  They have high aspirations and are confident in the art of speaking and listening, able to successfully use discussion to communicate and further their learning.