English

The teaching of Literacy occupies a large proportion of the available teaching time partly because it is introduced into most of the separate components of the curriculum. Attainment targets in speaking and listening, reading, writing, spelling and grammar are set and practised to achieve the highest possible standards. At least 45-50 minutes in key stage 1 and an hour a day in key stage 2 is devoted to the teaching of Literacy.

Here at Bletchingdon Primary School, the pupils within our Foundation and Key Stage 1 classes use Bug Club Phonics. It is important to us that when teaching phonics that we deliver activities that appeal to all – activities that encourage children to hear the sound as well as activities that encourage children to link the shape of the letter (or group of letters) that link with the Nelson Thorne spelling and handwriting programme.