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Literacy

The school places great emphasis on the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.  To communicate effectively, children are encouraged to understand and enjoy spoken and written English; to have the ability and desire to read widely, for enjoyment and information, and accurately using a range of styles.

  Listening Skills Children’s listening skills are developed through class and group discussion, individual conversation, music, stories, television and taped material.

 Speaking Skills Children’s confidence in self-expression is promoted through drama and responding to a variety of situations and experiences, thereby ensuring that children feel able to communicate readily with one another.

 Reading Skills Children are encouraged to handle books carefully and to enjoy sharing books from their first day in school.  We aim to engender a love of books through our own positive and enthusiastic attitude to a wide range of books.  The children are encouraged to take books home, because great importance is attached to reading in their own familiar surroundings.  A very confident attitude to reading exists when children share a wealth of books regularly with others. The school is fortunate in having a well-resourced library, which the children are able to use on a regular basis.  Children are encouraged to use the library facilities for study skills, topic work and general enjoyment.    Help your Child with reading   
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 Writing Skills Writing skills are developed alongside reading skills.  Each child starting school comes with different strengths and experiences.  The school recognises these differences and teacher assessments are used in order to plan for children’s individual needs.  Correct letter formation is taught and writing skills developed to include spelling and the basic rules of grammar, with attention being paid to all aspects of written language. A variety of experiences and stimuli gives opportunities for vocabulary extension and lively language work, where the children are encouraged to write about a wide range of topics, and in as many styles as possible. 

We address all the above skills through the National Literacy Hour.

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Achievements

We are a Beacon School


Basic Skills Quality Mark

School Achievement Award

Outstanding Ofsted Report

Healthy Schools Award

Activemark Award