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Curriculum Intent
Click on the links below to learn more about each Curriculum area.
Across the school, we follow the White Rose Schemes of Learning; as such, our Curriculum is structured based on this Scheme. Please note that our teachers plan for the needs of their class; this means the Intent documents below may not be strictly adhered to.
In Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and where required Year 2, we follow the Little Wandle phonics programme. More information can be found here.
From Year 2 to Year 6, children complete weekly Guided Reading sessions. In these sessions, it is expected that children arrive to the lesson having read their group’s assigned pages/chapter. Within a Guided Reading lesson, there are three components:
Guided Reading lessons follow the structure below:
Summary: Pupils begin by discussing what they have read with a partner, summarising what they have read and sharing key facts/information about what has been read.
Prosody: The teacher chooses a section of the text and models reading this aloud, focusing on expression, tone and clarity. The children then practise this with a partner and a different section of the text.
Clarify: Children discuss new vocabulary found in the text and clarify their meaning.
Comprehension: Children’s understanding of the text is assessed by how well they are able to comprehend what has been read. Within this section, teachers also model how to answer a range of different question types.
Prediction (fiction texts only): Using information from the text, children predict what they think might happen next.
The texts used to support our Guided Reading lessons can be found below:
Reading Y2 & KS2 Fiction Texts
Reading Y2 & KS2 Non Fiction Texts
Reading for Pleasure
In addition to Guided Reading lessons, we also provide opportunities for pupils to develop a love for reading. Each day, 15-20 minutes is set aside for children to listen to their teacher read a story; these are selected from specific authors in each year group (see list below). In addition to the text being read, children can also choose to read other texts by the same author if they are enjoying the class novel.
To find out more about our Curriculum, please view our Curriculum Matters Newsletters, which you’ll find in the ‘Class Pages’ tab. Alternatively, you may wish to arrange a meeting with your child’s Class Teacher to discuss our Curriculum further.
