Kirkburton CE First School

English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others, and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a member of society; pupils who do not learn to speak, read and write fluently and confidently are effectively disenfranchised.

New National Curriculum 2014

At Kirkburton, we aim to ensure that all pupils: 

• become confident and fluent writers, able to produce writing in a wide range of styles in subjects across the curriculum.  Our topics are planned to inspire pupils' enquiry  and stimulate their imagination.

• develop transcription and composition skills in order to have the stamina and ability to write at the age expected standard.

• use a wide range of high-quality texts to inspire the children's interest and widen their knowledge of author and genre.  

• are provided with rich and varied reasons to write – promoting the use of exciting vocabulary and offering opportunities to write in a wide range of styles, across different subjects and for different audiences.

• take pride in their writing, can write clearly and accurately and adapt their language and style for a range of contexts.

• are immersed in the writing process; and given time to talk, draft, edit and improve.

This needs to detail: what teaching in the subject looks like; the topics covered; the skills to be taught in each year group; photographs of lessons and any evidence of trips/visitors etc.