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English Policy
English Overview
English at Coppull St. John's
At the heart of being able to learn, communicate and engage with a wide range of life experiences, is the ability to listen, speak, read and write effectively. Our pupils are at the beginning of this journey and our role is to equip them with the skills they need to access the whole curriculum, at primary school, secondary school, and beyond.
At Coppull St. John’s, we passionately believe that children should be introduced to the best that has been thought, said and written. Their appreciation of great thinkers, speakers, writers and poets should develop in tandem with their love for reading. Literature is our cultural heritage and it is essential that our children become the guardians of this cultural capital for the next generation.
Phonics and Early Reading
Supersonic Phonic Friends Progression Document
At Coppull St. John's, we place the highest priority on ensuring that children learning early reading make rapid and sustained progress in learning to decode words and becoming fluent readers. Our phonics programme is Supersonic Phonic Friends by Anna Lucas, which is a comprehensive programme designed to deliver a systematic synthetic phonics programme in an engaging, practical and fun way. Sessions are delivered daily by teaching and support staff, with children grouped according to their progress and ability. Children's reading progress is continually assessed and those children identified as falling behind are quickly supported to catch up.
Children are given decodable reading books from our purchased schemes. These books are designed to allow the children to practice the sounds and blends they are currently learning and become fluent in them. These books contain words that match the learning they are doing in phonics and should not require them to use any other strategy other than decoding to read the words in them. Children may also bring home another book to read with parents. These are intended to continue to introduce children to words they have not yet encountered and should be read to them or with them.
Equality and diversity
At Coppull St. John's, we believe it is important for children to feel represented within their school community. We can help to address this by including books featuring a range of diverse characters in our English curriculum and in the books we have in our classroom. The books that are used to support our reading cover a diverse background with a variety of cultures, religions, beliefs, ethnicities and social backgrounds. We aim to provide children with current texts to ensure that children are able to relate themselves in the books they select to read.
Access and inclusion
Every child has access to the English curriculum and the Special Educational Needs co-ordinator assists staff to ensure that children have the necessary resources to learn their next steps in language and communication, reading and writing. A variety of resources, including writing materials, laptops, ipads and enlarged texts, overlays and use of coloured paper are examples of what is used to support learning. The use of tried and tested reading, speaking and listening and writing interventions support our pupils as we endeavour to ensure that all children make the necessary progress to succeed in their use and application of English.
Deepening spirituality
Teachers use a variety of texts and visual aids to explore the awe and wonder in the world. Challenging children to reflect gives them the opportunity to have an understanding of themselves and others. Empathy can be developed through use of the very best writing and poetry. Children are encouraged to think more about their place in their world and the impact they can have to make the world better for themselves and for others.
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GRACE LOVE SERVICE HOPE WISDOM COMMUNITY |
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Windows (Looking out)
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Mirrors (Reflecting on thoughts and feelings)
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Door (Stepping out into the world and take action)
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