At Charville, we use the 'I am a Clever Writer' approach of teaching writing. This is based on a progression of knowledge across year groups that results in the acquisition of knowledge and skills so that all children know more, remember more and understand more.

Teaching sequences are carefully planned to ensure opportunities for consolidation and the development of a skill relating to the Clever Writer Checklist.

English Intent

 At Charville Academy we believe that English is the foundation of the children’s curriculum throughout the school. Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, Phonics and Oracy are core aspects across the curriculum which form the building blocks of children’s learning and knowledge acquisition. At Charville we believe the aim for our English curriculum is an accumulation of the following aspects which aim to create a positive reading and writing culture in our school, where both are promoted, enjoyed and considered a pleasure for all. Firstly, we believe that it is paramount that the children have a rich reading curriculum which allows them to access a range of high quality and challenging texts that relate to the wider curriculum and the society in which they live. Our belief is that reading is promoted from an early age through the teaching of systematic, synthetic phonics, which will provide the foundation for children’s early reading acquisition to ensure nearly on pupils meet the expected standard in the Year 1 Phonics Screening check. The school is determined that every pupil will learn to read during their time at Charville and develop a lifelong love of Reading. Our texts allow the children to see a wider range of genres and text types whilst developing their reading fluency, comprehension skills, knowledge and information, allow for deep discussion and develop a rich vocabulary. Furthermore, providing a language rich environment with a strong focus on oracy, is essential to the success of our curriculum. Secondly, given how writing encompasses the curriculum as a whole, we believe it imperative to allow children the opportunities to access a range of writing genres. By doing this the children will gain the knowledge and skills to write for a range of purposes and perform to a range of audiences. This writing will be supported by the teaching of grammar and spelling rules related to the children’s curriculum expectations, which in turn will ensure that writing is progressive throughout the key stages. Ultimately, we aim to provide children the skills to become lifelong readers, writers and orators who have an understanding, love and appreciation for their rich and varied literary heritage.