Curriculum

National Curriculum guidance can be found here:

More information can be found at the bottom of this page for each curriculum area.

Phonics and Reading

At Walton C of E Primary School, we use the Read Write Inc. phonics programme to teach our children to read, spell and write. The National Curriculum for Phonics aims to ensure that all pupils:

• In Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and key stage one (KS1) are given the best opportunity to achieve expected progress, or more, in reading.

• To create an inclusive, inspired and challenging curriculum which develops children’s knowledge of phonics, enabling them to become successful, confident readers, who develop a life-long love of reading.

• Children will be able to apply their phonic knowledge to confidently spell many words either correctly or phonetically using the sounds they have learnt. They will know spelling alternatives for different sounds and be able to apply these consistently.

We want children to learn to read fluently, accurately and confidently. We know that reading is the key that unlocks the whole curriculum and enables them to access their learning. Therefore, the ability to decode efficiently is essential. We also want children to see reading not only as a task set by teachers in school, as part of the curriculum but as an activity which provides pleasure and escape from the modern world.

Read Write Inc Information for Parents/Carers.