English
Curriculum Page
At Highburton First Academy, we encourage children to become independent writers and fluent readers using a range of strategies. We use high quality texts to engage children and encourage them to foster a love for reading and writing.
Find our Writing overviews for each year group below:
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Handwriting
Handwriting is a discrete lesson taught within our school day. See attached our Handwriting Policy.
Class Authors
Each class within school has a class author. This is to encourage children to make informed choices when choosing a book to read. This ensures that the children in school have been exposed to at least 6 different authors within their time in school.
Reception
Julia Donaldson
Year 1
Nick Sharatt
Year 2
Enid Blyton
Year 3
Roald Dahl
Year 4
Phillip Reeve
Year 5
Onjali Q. Rauf
