HOW OUR 4 CURRICULUM PRINCIPLES ARE REALISED AT SOUTHFIELD

Story Centred Knowledge Rich

Story is used deliberately through the class novel and picture books as we believe that story is both a powerful conduit to understand how a writer thinks and writes.

Children are exposed to a rich canon of literature providing them with opportunities to engage critically throughout a unit.

Knowledge is synthesised and broken down conceptually through each session in a unit and children are shown what success looks like in terms of high-quality writing.

A fictional or factual story is read to children to deepen and prepare them for to use vocabulary and write emulating authors.

Each unit of English genre writing leads to core understanding which is sequenced and explored in subsequent units or year groups, each year progressing in depth and sophistication of writing.

Deliberate and aspirational high levels of material are used from a range of books and core non-fiction texts.

Children will produce an extended narrative story to articulate their understanding of a particular genre.

Children are equipped with topic specific vocabulary to understand and engage at a high level and gain understanding.

High quality outcomes and understanding is a pre-requite for each session. Pupil books will display a high-quality account of understanding through extended narratives written and presented creatively.

Children’s cultural capital will be enhanced through rigorous engagement with influential sources of English literature content and thinkers.