Reading lies at the centre of the curriculum at Krishna Avanti Primary School where we strive to help our children develop into articulate and imaginative communicators, who are well-equipped with the basic skills they need to become life-long learners and make the world a better place. An appreciation for rich quality literature underpins the English curriculum and we endeavour to promote a lifelong love of the written word and the English language.

The National Curriculum English objectives are delivered through a bespoke, carefully planned and sequenced progression of quality texts. By the time they leave Key Stage 2, pupils should be able to read fluently, accurately and with confidence in any subject and also have had valuable exposure to quality works of literature, including picture books and the best classic and modern poetry, for their forthcoming secondary education.

Novel studies are meticulously planned to ensure children acquire the skills necessary to become confident readers and writers, able to communicate effectively both verbally and through written work. Furthermore, the curriculum actively promotes a love of reading for pleasure and development of skills and attributes beyond academic achievement.

The English skills of reading, writing and oracy are also carefully woven into the wider curriculum. There are ample opportunities for children to apply these skills through forms such as scientific enquiries, debates, speeches, non-fiction texts and creative outcomes.