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My name is Debra Welsby.
I am the deputy headteacher at St Thomas’ CEP School and hold the Teaching and Learning Responsibility for the Foundation stage. I have enjoyed more than 20 years of teaching at St Thomas’ School and have spent the majority of my time here within the Early Years and Key Stage 1.
I am one of the English subject leaders and feel passionate about leading this subject for many reasons.
Stories unlock and expand children’s imagination which directly impacts on the development of children’s spoken language and writing skills. A book is simply like a doorway into another world that can be both real and imaginary. Through the effective teaching of phonics children quickly transition from learning to read to reading to learn. Watching a child unlock the skill of reading is truly fascinating. When a child learns to read their opportunities in life become endless.
Through the English curriculum, the children at St Thomas’ enjoy a vast range of teaching and learning experiences that engage, excite and inspire.
My name is Miss Roberts.
I am one of the Year 6 teachers and part of the English team here at St. Thomas’.
English has always been a favourite subject of mine and I truly believe that reading is a vital contributor to academic and future success. Evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day not only perform better in reading tests than those who don’t, but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures.
Reading is also a personal interest of mine and there is nothing more I love to do than to get engrossed in a good book. I think it is important to model this passion to our children as well as spending time sharing stories and text together.
At St Thomas our aim is to plan for an English curriculum that engages, excites and empowers our children whilst preparing them for today and tomorrow. We have designed an English curriculum that reflects the needs of our children and:
- Builds on children’s prior knowledge
- Provides relevant and stimulating learning experiences
- Has vocabulary at the heart of outstanding daily practice
- Develops effective and successful communicators of the future
- Develops a love of reading and a passion for writing
Our English curriculum brings together the important skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening equipping our children to be critical thinkers, effective communicators both in written and oral forms. Underpinning all other areas of the learning we believe that our English curriculum equips St Thomas’ children with essential skills to enable them to be life long learners.
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