Vision
And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
Through the teachings of Jesus, all can flourish spiritually, emotionally and academically throughout life, living out love and justice for all. Our Christian values of love, justice, compassion, wisdom, forgiveness and friendship underpin the life of the school community and impact on our daily lives. Guilden Sutton Church of England Primary School strives to provide the best possible education for our children. We aim for excellence within our happy, secure school where each individual’s achievements are valued and celebrated. By using a holistic approach, we will provide a curriculum that offers a diverse and challenging environment to inspire and motivate every child in our care.
Intent
At Guilden Sutton Church of England Primary School, we aim to create life-long learners who have a passion for reading for the rest of their lives. We believe that the passion begins with us and we recognise the importance of this being constantly modelled by the staff within our school community. Reading for pleasure is a key aspect of our curriculum and the basis for teaching children to read. We begin by working with parents and carers to enable children to read; once this is mastered, we then provide children with the skills they need to become a ‘reader’. Fluency, comprehension and enjoyment of reading is our ultimate goal. We surround children with exciting texts including books that celebrate gender, race, culture, LGBTQ+ and difference. These high quality texts promote an array of vocabulary, contexts and plots beyond their own reading.
Intent
At Guilden Sutton Church of England Primary School, we aim to create life-long learners who have a passion for reading for the rest of their lives. We believe that the passion begins with us and we recognise the importance of this being constantly modelled by the staff within our school community. Reading for pleasure is a key aspect of our curriculum and the basis for teaching children to read. We begin by working with parents and carers to enable children to read; once this is mastered, we then provide children with the skills they need to become a ‘reader’. Fluency, comprehension and enjoyment of reading is our ultimate goal. We surround children with exciting texts including books that celebrate gender, race, culture, LGBTQ+ and difference. These high quality texts promote an array of vocabulary, contexts and plots beyond their own reading.
Impact
As children transition into secondary school, we aspire that they are fluent, confident and able readers, who access a range of texts for pleasure and enjoyment. All children can use their reading skills to unlock learning in all areas of the curriculum and they are equipped to take the next step on their learning journey.
Although we believe that the impact of our reading curriculum goes beyond the results of statutory assessments, at the end of Key Stage 2, children complete a national test (SATs) to assess their understanding of different fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts. Children complete a reading paper containing comprehension questions based on fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Other year groups mirror this process to monitor the progress of all children and intervention is provided accordingly.
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