At Churchend our vision is to provide a curriculum where each individual is challenged and inspired to reach his or her full potential in English. We aim to develop pupils' abilities within an integrated programme of Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing. Pupils will be given opportunities to interrelate the requirements of English within a broad and balanced approach to the teaching of English across the curriculum, with opportunities to consolidate and reinforce taught English skills.
At Churchend we strive for children to be successful in all areas of English. We aim for a child to be able to:
How you can help
Read with your child as often as possible at home, and try to continue reading to your child even as they become more confident, independent readers. Try using some of the ideas and games in the document below to challenge your child and make the most of each reading book that comes home. Reading part of a text for a second time is really useful because it encourages greater understanding of what has been read.