English
For pupils, understanding language provides access to the whole curriculum. It underpins all lessons and is explicitly taught in its own right.
The National Curriculum (2014) clearly states that teaching the English language is an essential, if not the most essential role of a primary school.
Teachers should develop pupils’ spoken language, reading, writing and vocabulary as integral aspects of the teaching of every subject. English is both a subject in its own right and the medium for teaching; for pupils, understanding the language provides access to the whole curriculum. Fluency in the English language is an essential foundation for success in all subjects.
At Dallas Road the teaching of English encompasses the following:
- Spoken Language (speaking and listening)
- Reading
- Writing
- Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation