English - Curriculum Intent

At Gurnard Primary School we believe that a quality English curriculum should develop children’s love of reading, writing and discussion. English and the teaching of English is embedded across the curriculum and our aim is to ensure that every child progresses in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening.

We believe in supporting our children to love reading and writing. One of our priorities is helping children read and develop their all-important comprehension skills. We value reading as a key life skill and we are dedicated to enabling our pupils to become lifelong readers. We believe that through supporting our children to learn to read, they will be able to read to learn for the rest of their lives. Reading is key for academic success and we believe in developing reading fluency and all comprehension skills coupled with promoting a love of reading so all of our children can access the delights and rewards that reading provides.

We believe in setting high standards in the presentation of writing along with setting the important foundations in spelling and grammar. We aim to inspire children in their writing by providing opportunities to develop and apply their writing skills across the curriculum. We recognise the importance of nurturing a culture where children take pride in their writing, can write clearly and accurately and adapt their language and style for a range of contexts.

Finally ,we want to develop children who are confident in the art of speaking and listening and who can use discussion to communicate and further their learning.

Please explore this page to find out more about English at Gurnard Primary School, and the opportunities that are available for our learners.