English

English is at the heart of all that we teach and encompasses many elements, such as reading (including phonics), writing, oracy, spelling and grammar. At Middlewich Primary School we use the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds scheme to teach phonics and the accredited Literacy Counts programmes for reading, writing and spelling. These programmes closely follow the National Curriculum requirements and support us in inspiring children to become confident and capable readers and writers.

For more information on this, and how you can best support your child with their phonics and reading, please access the following links and the overviews at the bottom of this page:

Little Wandle Letters And Sounds - Information For Parents

Ten top tips for supporting your child's reading

What our pupils say about English at Middlewich Primary School...

"I like doing letters on my board." (EYFS pupil)
"I like phonics because we learn words and we learn new sounds and tricky words. They sometimes have graphemes that we don’t hear!" (year 1 pupil)
"I like English because I like planning and writing stories. We write lots and lots!" (year 2 pupil)
"I love listening and learning the songs to help us spell." (year 2 pupil)
"Reading is a great way to start the day. I love learning about lots of different topics in reading and talking about them." (year 3 pupil)
"I love exploring narrative in great detail and being given the opportunity to write freely." (year 4 pupil)
"I like it when we learn about a new book. I enjoy English because every lesson is fun. I enjoy the write ups the most!" (year 5 pupil)
"When we do the reading and text mark the vocabulary, I find that it fits with English and I can use it. It’s a good skill to learn to be able to take words from one lesson and use them in another." (year 6 pupil)