English

At St Swithun Wells, English is a thread which runs through the rest of our curriculum. We work hard to support all of our pupils so that they leave our school as confident and happy readers and writers. We also aim to provide children with plenty of opportunities to develop their speaking skills, whether that is through debates or performing poetry.

Pupils are supported in early years and beyond to develop the phonics skills needed to learn to read, whilst children across the school enjoy English teaching based on inspiring and engaging texts by a range of authors as well as finding lots of other ways to share their love of reading, whether through visiting our wonderful library or taking part in regular storytime.