--- title: "English" url: "https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/curriculum/english" school: "Banks St Stephen's CE Primary School" --- # English - Children's Learning - Subject Statement of Intent - Year & Term Breakdown - English Documents ### Subject Statement Of Intent At Banks St Stephen’s CE Primary School it is our intent to nurture and develop the whole child. We strive for all of our children to be Primary Literate Pupils. The overarching aim for English in the national curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment. We are extremely proud of our school library. All children visit the library once a week with their teachers to read and exchange books. ### Phonics and Reading Schemes At Banks St. Stephen's we follow the Red Rose Phonics scheme starting from Nursery to Y2 and beyond for those who still need phonics teaching. We use Phonics Tracker to assess and monitor pupils' learning of phonics. We use Oxford Reading Tree and Collins Big Cats as our main reading schemes. These have have been organised into phonics phases in EYFS and KS1 to fit in with the teaching of the Red Rose phonics scheme. We use the John Murray guided reading scheme - Reading Rocketeers in EYFS & KS1 and Reading Explorers in KS2. The links below will take you to a web page for your child’s year group, where you can find information about their learning in class for the year. | Year Group | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | EYFS | [EYFS Early English](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zphybqt) | | Year 1 | [Year 1 English](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z2n7ywx) | | Year 2 | [Year 2 English](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zpbhcxs) | | Year 3 | [Year 3 English](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zhbhcxs) | | Year 4 | [Year 4 English](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zf4f8p3) | | Year 5 | [Year 5 English](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zbwg7v4) | | Year 6 | [Year 6 English](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z4296rd) | ### English Documents English Policy Reviewed December 2025 229 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/English_Policy_Reviewed_December_2025.docx) Phonics Policy Sep 2025 723 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/Phonics_Policy_Sep_2025.docx) English Long Term Plan - Year 6 23 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/English_LTP_-_Year_6%5B1%5D.docx) English Long Term Plan - Year 5 28 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/English_LTP_-_Year_5%5B1%5D.docx) English Long Term Plan - Year 4 27 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/English_LTP_-_Year_4%5B1%5D.docx) English Long Term Plan - Year 3 22 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/English_LTP_-_Year_3%5B1%5D.docx) English Long Term Plan - Year 2 21 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/English_LTP_-_Year_2%5B1%5D.docx) English Long Term Plan - Year 1 24 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/English_LTP_-_Year_1%5B1%5D.docx) English Long Term Plan - Reception 38 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/English_LTP_-_Reception%5B1%5D.docx) English Long Term Plan - Nursery 37 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/English_LTP_-_Nursery%5B1%5D.docx) BSS Handwriting Policy 301 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/BSS_Handwriting_Policy(1).docx) BSS Reading Policy 225 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/curriculum/BSS_Reading_Policy.pdf) BSS Road To Writing EYFS Policy 1.46 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/curriculum/BSS_Road_to_Writing_Policy_EYFS.pdf) English - National Curriculum 25 1.02 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/banks-st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/files/documents/curriculum/primary_national_curriculum_-_English.pdf) ***"Pupils throughout the school write well and achieve well in writing."*** ***-Ofsted 2026*** ### Key Information - 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[Geography](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/curriculum/geography) - [History](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/curriculum/history) - [French](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/curriculum/french) - [Music](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/curriculum/music) - [Physical Education](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/curriculum/physical-education) - [PSHE](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/curriculum/pshe) - [EYFS](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/curriculum/eyfs) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/curriculum/extra-curricular-activities) - [SIAMS Report](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/siams-report) - [OFSTED Report](https://bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/wrap-around-care/ofsted-report) - 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