English

Intent

At St Cuthbert Mayne, we believe that English is at the heart of learning. Through a rich and ambitious English curriculum, we aim to develop confident speakers, enthusiastic readers and skilled writers who can communicate effectively for a wide range of purposes and audiences.

Our curriculum reflects our mission, “Everyone Belonging, Aiming High, Growing in Faith,” by ensuring that every child is supported and challenged to develop the language, literacy and communication skills they need to succeed.

We aim to:

• develop a lifelong love of reading;
• enable children to read accurately, fluently and with understanding;
• develop confident and articulate speakers and attentive listeners;
• nurture enthusiastic, creative and purposeful writers;
• broaden pupils’ vocabulary and understanding of language;
• introduce children to a rich and diverse range of literature; and
• equip every child with the literacy skills needed to access the wider curriculum and their next stage of education.

Impact

Through our English curriculum, we aim for children to leave St Cuthbert Mayne as confident, capable and enthusiastic communicators.

By the end of their time with us, we want our pupils to:

• read accurately, fluently and with understanding;
• develop a genuine love of books and reading;
• confidently access reading across the wider curriculum;
• write accurately, creatively and purposefully for different audiences;
• use an increasingly rich and ambitious vocabulary;
• speak confidently and listen thoughtfully to others;
• express, discuss and justify their ideas;
• take pride in the quality and presentation of their work; and
• have the knowledge, confidence and literacy skills needed to aim high and succeed in the next stage of their education.

Above all, we want every child to recognise the power of language: to help them learn, communicate, imagine, question, understand others and find their own voice.