At Sarisbury Infant School, we believe in providing our children with a language rich English Curriculum. As a school we aim to develop a love for reading and writing.

Literacy is children’s gateway to learning and develops their ability to listen, speak, read and write within the whole school curriculum.

At the heart of our English curriculum is oracy. We firmly believe children need to be able to articulate their ideas before they write them. Children are taught oracy skills in a variety of ways and all our English lessons contain an oracy element. This is done in a variety of ways; drama, oral stories, talk partners, group work and discussion about Wondering Walter's words.

As a school, we follow the programme of study outlined in the National Curriculum for reading and writing. Click here to access the English National Curriculum. 

Harri Heart helps us keep safe in English by reminding us how to look after books carefully in the book corner and the library. We always put our books away carefully and treat them with respect. We also use Harri Heart when we are reading books about keeping safe and being kind to others.