English
At Helmsley Primary School we believe that English encompasses essential life skills and, through our curriculum we aim to inspire and develop our children’s love of reading, writing and discussion. This will enable pupils to communicate effectively and creatively through spoken and written language, thus equipping them with the skills to become lifelong learners.
Here at Helmsley Primary School, we are dedicated to providing engaging experiences in English which enhance and develop our children’s knowledge and skills. We use The Write Stuff approach in writing which is centred around teacher modelling and scaffolding. In early reading and phonics, we make use of the synthetic phonics programme Read Write Inc.
As pupils progress into independent reading, we deliver whole class reading sessions centred on discussion. These cover the key assessment focuses and develop pupil understanding of vocabulary. We teach spellings through focus phonemes which build on prior knowledge. As pupils progress through Helmsley School, we encourage and teach a continuous cursive style of handwriting. For more information about the different elements of English, please see below.
