At Fairford Primary School, we aim for all pupils to experience an inspiring, language-rich and motivational English environment. We want to foster a love of books and reading, alongside a positive culture of writing, for a variety of purposes and audiences and across all subjects within our broad curriculum.

Our youngest children will begin their early reading and writing development supported by excellent synthetic phonics teaching, giving them the foundational skills needed to confidently segment, decode and build words.

During their time at Fairford Primary School, all pupils will be given the opportunity to immerse themselves in a wide variety of texts. Through shared texts and explicit teaching, they will experience a wide range of vocabulary, giving them the understanding and power of language that they need to flourish.

We celebrate English throughout the year with a variety of different and exciting curriculum days. Shhh for stories, World Book day, Literature Festival visits and Author visits during the year help to inspire our young readers and writers as they immerse themselves in the wonders of writing.

We aim for every child to leave our care as able and independent communicators, with the confidence and skills required to read and write fluently. They will be thoroughly prepare

d in all aspects of English and fully equipped for the next step in their educational journey.