About Our English Curriculum
As a school we use CUSP phonics
It is the intent of the curriculum to:
- build confident and capable readers to aid in current and future learning in all areas
- build skills in comprehension including retrieval, sequencing, inference and authorial intent
- create articulate writers in an array of text types which will stem from articulate speakers
English, as a core subject, will be taught daily. We recognise the need for English to maintain a core time every morning as learning to read will be the basis for all future learning.
Phonics
As a school we teach phonics using the Sounds-Write Phonics Scheme. Sounds-Write is a high-quality, evidence-informed speech-to-print phonics program that gives children the strongest possible start in reading and spelling. The programme provides explicit, systematic instruction that fits seamlessly into whole-class teaching. Every lesson is designed to build automaticity, confidence, and genuine reading fluency.
Spelling
Spelling lessons follow the CUSP curriculum and are taught daily. They include:
- Revisit (daily)
- Spelling rule (Introduction and revisit daily)
- Definitions (including word origins, root words, meaning of suffixes or prefixes)
- Syllabification
- Short Dictations
Spelling will be assessed through PiXL and CUSP termly assessments.
Reading
Reading is at the heart of everything we do as a school!
Our reading curriculum is built upon the CUSP curriculum which provides a literature spine for reading with additional texts and extracts to aid in a range of reading opportunities.
CUSP Literature Spine
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
