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Religious Education Curriculum Statement Religious Education Offer Pupils at Captain Webb Primary School are empowered to develop the hope and perseverance necessary to engage the challenges of learning in the context of school and the wider world. Children are challenged to ask questions about the world around them and to seek the solutions, finding answers themselves. We prepare pupils to be informed, respectful members of society who celebrate diversity and strive to understand others. Teachers engage children with exciting lessons to ensure they access the RE curriculum and enjoy learning about different worldviews. Children are encouraged to work together to deepen their knowledge of the beliefs and practices of religions and worldviews. Children develop informed opinions and an awareness of the implications of religious beliefs and worldviews on individuals, the community and the environment. Children are able to persevere when introduced to different ideas and opinions. Teaching staff seek out every opportunity to ensure that all pupils flourish in RE lessons, developing wisdom and creativity through an ambitious and broad curriculum that challenges expectations, deepens knowledge and develops skills. At Captain Webb Primary School we aim to support pupils so that they become independent and responsible members of society who understand and explore big questions about life, to find out what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live, so they can make sense of their own lives and those of others. We follow the Telford and Wrekin Agreed Syllabus, SACRE (2021), for the teaching of RE. The syllabus aims: To stimulate interest and enjoyment in Religious Education. To prepare pupils to be informed, respectful members of society who celebrate diversity and strive to understand others. To encourage students to develop knowledge of the beliefs and practices of religions and worldviews, to develop informed opinions and an awareness of the implications of religion and worldviews for the individual, the community and the environment. To enable pupils to consider their own responses to questions about the meaning and purpose of life. Knowledge forms the basis for progress in RE. The Telford and Wrekin Agreed Syllabus considers two types of knowledge: substantive (the what) and disciplinary (the how) knowledge. In terms of substantive knowledge, the development of such is reflected through the curriculum units where a religion is revisited and different questions are asked/ knowledge provided as pupils move through school. With regards to disciplinary knowledge in RE we think about the methods (the ways children find out about religion) and the personal disciplinary knowledge, which relates to how the study of religion helps pupils to learn about themselves and their values. Our chosen curriculum enables the children to draw and revisit prior knowledge, through regular retrieval practices and consider the more complex ideas about religion, where knowledge is connected through concepts and part of the children’s long term memory. Four concepts have been identified as Golden thread concepts/words that weave through our whole curriculum enabling links to be made with other more complex concepts/words over time. The Golden Thread Concepts are ‘belief, relationships, worship and identity’. They are all concepts that are revisited as children progress through the school. RE lessons at Captain Webb are inclusive, so everyone is valued and respected – and tolerance and diversity are celebrated. Children with SEND/EAL children are given appropriate support to access the RE curriculum and can respond in different ways. All pupils are encouraged to consider their own values and attitudes and those of others, and provided knowledge and opportunities to understand other people. Scaffolds, sentence stems etc. are used to alleviate boundaries so that each child can access the main religious concepts. Lessons are pitched appropriately to ensure children are able to access the RE curriculum. Assessment is completed in an appropriate way for each child so that they are able to demonstrate their understanding. An understanding of pupils’ needs is demonstrated through the range of ways in which the pupils can achieve the lesson objective SMSC and Religious Education. ​ It is our aim that Religious Education should contribute to the spiritual, moral and social and cultural development of our pupils. Religious Education can help children develop their own informed values, religious and non-religious. Children should learn to respect themselves and be sensitive to the needs and experiences of others, including considering the effect our actions have upon others. Religious Education can also help develop pupils’ understanding of social issues like stewardship of the Earth’s resources, our citizenship within local, national and global communities and a genuine respect for persons and sensitivity to their values and beliefs. Religious Education should also equip pupils to challenge inequalities and disadvantages associated with race, gender, class and ability. Useful websites for RE KS1 Religions of the World: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/religions-of-the-world/zfxwpg8 KS2 Religions of the World: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z7hs34j SACRE: https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20794/standing_advisory_council_on_religious_education_sacre Religious Education Policy 2024-25 Schema for Worship Schema for Relationships Schema for Identity Schema for Belief RE Knowledge Grid Parental right of withdrawal from RE This was first granted in 1944 when curricular RE was called ‘Religious Instruction’ and carried with it connotations of induction into the Christian faith. RE is very different now – open, broad and exploring a range of religious and non-religious worldviews. In the UK, parents still have the right to withdraw their children from RE on the grounds that they wish to provide their own RE. This provision will be the parents’ responsibility.6 This right of withdrawal exists for all pupils in all types of school, including schools with and without a religious designation. Students aged 18 or over have the right to withdraw themselves from RE. Parents also have the right to withdraw their child from part of RE, and can do so without giving any explanation.

Cele równości W szkole podstawowej Captain Webb jesteśmy zobowiązani do zapewnienia równych szans wszystkim uczniom, personelowi, rodzicom i opiekunom bez względu na rasę, płeć, niepełnosprawność, przekonania, orientację seksualną, wiek lub pochodzenie społeczno-ekonomiczne. Naszym celem jest rozwijanie kultury integracji i różnorodności, w której wszystkie osoby związane ze szkołą będą dumne ze swojej tożsamości i możliwości pełnego uczestnictwa w życiu szkoły. Walczymy z dyskryminacją poprzez pozytywną promocję równości, rzucając wyzwanie nękaniu i stereotypom oraz tworząc środowisko, w którym panuje szacunek dla wszystkich. W szkole podstawowej Captain Webb wierzymy, że różnorodność jest siłą, którą powinni szanować i celebrować wszyscy, którzy nas uczą, uczą i odwiedzają. Równość w nauczaniu i uczeniu się: Wszystkim naszym podopiecznym zapewniamy możliwość odniesienia sukcesu i osiągnięcia najwyższego poziomu osobistych osiągnięć. Robimy to poprzez: Zapewnienie wszystkim uczniom równego dostępu i przygotowanie ich do życia w zróżnicowanym społeczeństwie. Promowanie postaw i wartości, które kwestionują wszelkie dyskryminacyjne zachowania lub uprzedzenia Stwarzanie uczniom możliwości docenienia własnej kultury i celebrowania różnorodności innych kultur Dążenie do zaangażowania wszystkich rodziców we wspieranie edukacji ich dziecka Stosowanie metod nauczania odpowiednich dla całej populacji szkolnej, które są integracyjne i odzwierciedlają naszych uczniów. ​ Równość w przyjęciach i wykluczeniach Nasze ustalenia dotyczące przyjęć są uczciwe i przejrzyste i nie dyskryminują ze względu na rasę, płeć, religię, przekonania, niepełnosprawność i/lub pochodzenie społeczno-ekonomiczne. Równe szanse dla personelu Wszystkie nominacje i awanse pracowników są dokonywane na podstawie zasług i umiejętności oraz zgodnie z prawem. Szkoła posiada oddzielną politykę równości, która jest weryfikowana przez starszych liderów. Prosimy o zapoznanie się z dalszymi szczegółami, jeśli chcesz. Staff Equality, Equity and Diversity Policy Oct 24 Pupil Equality, Equity and Diversity Policy Oct 24

Safeguarding at Captain Webb Primary School Meet the Safeguarding Team Report a Safeguarding Concern Safeguarding Information for Parents Safeguarding Information for Children Online Safety Information CSE/CCE (Child Sexual Exploitation/Child Criminal Exploitation) Prevent Key Safeguarding Documents Meet the Safeguarding Team At Captain Webb we have a team of safeguarding leads who work closely together to ensure all our children, and their families, are safe. Our safeguarding team can be contacted in person via the main office or by telephone on 01952 386770 ​ Designated Safeguarding Lead Overall responsibility for safeguarding at Captain Webb sits with Sarah Passey (our Headteacher) If you have any queries or concerns around the welfare of a child or any aspect of safeguarding at Captain Webb, the DSL is your first point of contact. ​ Deputy Safeguarding Leads ​ Where the DSL is unavailable, a Deputy DSL will take the lead on safeguarding across the School. We have a number of trained DDSLs to ensure that capacity and availability is maintained at all times. ​ Our Deputy DSL's are: Gemma Boden - Pastoral Manager Nicola Weston - Deputy Head Claire Watkins - Pastoral Support Jenny Wheatley - Pastoral Support Fran Tranter - OOH's ​ Safeguarding Governor ​ To ensure the governing body are able to monitor the safeguarding provision at Captain Webb they have appointed a Safeguarding Governor. The core responsibilities of the Safeguarding Governor are, along with the DSL: To ensure there are policies and procedures in place for appropriate action to be taken in a timely manner to safeguard and promote children's welfare; to feedback their findings to the full governing body; to undertake regular in-depth training to be able to advise the governing body on safeguarding matters. ​ Our safeguarding governor is Ms Jenny Kiernan ​ Designated Teacher for Children who are Looked After ​ Where children are looked after by the Local Authority, the Designated Teacher works with Children's Social Care to ensure the best possible outcomes, both academically and socially. Our Designated Teacher for Looked After Children is Sarah Passey. ​ Meet the Team BACK TO TOP Reporting a Concern Reporting a Concern ​ Captain Webb Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children. All adults visiting or working on site at Captain Webb have a part to play in ensuring we keep our children and each other safe. In order to protect children at Captain Webb we will; Create an atmosphere where all children feel safe, valued and listened to Recognise signs and symptoms of abuse in all forms- Act quickly and effectively when concerns around the welfare of our children are raised All adults working with our children will know that; They have a duty of care to safeguard all children whilst on site at Captain Webb Disclosures of abuse can happen at any time and to anyone in school They should immediately report any concerns around the welfare of a child to a member of the safeguarding team Their role is not to investigate any concerns raised ​ All staff log any safeguarding concerns directly onto CPOMS (Child Protection Online Management System). ​ Visitors on site If you become worried about a child or by something you see or hear whilst on your visit to our school this information must be shared with a safeguarding lead, within 10 minutes. A Concern Form should be completed to ensure clarity of information. There are Concern Forms located in every classroom, the staff room, and the school office. ​ Family Connect If you have concerns that a child is suffering abuse or harm of any description you can also report this directly to Family Connect on 01952 385385 BACK TO TOP Safeguarding Information for Parents Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Gemma Boden Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads are: Sarah Passey Nicola Weston Claire Watkins Jenny Wheatley Fran Tranter If you wish to discuss or pass on any concerns you have regarding safeguarding and child protection please contact our Safeguarding Team through the school office. ​ Captain Webb Primary School follows the Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Boards procedures. The school will endeavour to discuss all concerns with parents about their children. However, there may be exceptional circumstances when the school will discuss concerns with social care and/or the Police without prior parental consent. We always aim to maintain a positive relationship with all parents. Captain Webb Primary has a wide range of safeguarding and health and safety guidance and procedures in place to protect all our pupils and ensure their welfare. The governors and staff annually review and monitor these policies which include safeguarding, anti-bullying, behaviour, security, first-aid and e-safety. In accordance with statutory guidance, all staff regularly attend Child Protection training and refresher sessions on the procedures to follow for suspected incidents of abuse. All staff are trained in Evacuation, Invacuation and Lockdown Procedures and these procedures are practiced in school over the academic year. The Academy works with a number of agencies to safeguard and protect individual pupil’s welfare. Robust safer recruitment guidelines are followed with regard to recruitment and all staff and regular volunteers undergo DBS checks to assess their suitability. Our full Safeguarding Policy and procedures are available on our website here and from the office on request. Other useful websites to support parents and families to keep children safe: ​ NSPCC Online Safety Advice for Parents Download the NSPCC online safety bookmark here Let's Stop Abuse Together - advice and support site to help keep children safe from sexual abuse. The site includes advice for parents and carers on spotting the signs of sexual abuse and speaking to your child about relationships and safety. It also signposts to sources of further support for children, adults and professionals including the NSPCC helpline and Childline. Childnet - Parent/Carer toolkit Common Sense Media - advice re age ratings/restrictions on films, games etc. Internet Matters - help and support for parents of young teenagers BACK TO TOP Safguarding for parents Safegarding for children Safeguarding Information for Children ​ If you are being hurt, treated in a way that makes you feel scared or unsafe, or you feel very alone or unhappy, please tell someone about it so they can try to help you. Talk to someone you can trust, like your class teacher or one of our Pastoral Team (Mrs Boden. Mrs Watkins, or Mrs Wheatley) . Any member of staff in school will listen to you and support you, and talk through what can be done to help sort things out. ​ Remember that you can ring ChildLine anytime on 0800 1111 ​ What to do about bullying ​ If you are being bullied by another child please tell someone. Bullying can happen to anyone, at any age, at school, at home, on the bus, in the street, online, or via your mobile phone. It might be that someone pushes you around, talks about you, teases you, makes fun of you, hits you or calls you names. No one has the right to hurt you or make you feel bad, and if you are being bullied you don't have to put up with it, you can talk to someone and get something done about it. Talk to a teacher, your mum, your dad, or someone else in your family. You could talk to someone at Childline - ring their freephone number 0800 1111. Cyber bullying is when people are nasty online or on a mobile phone. It is against the law to bully someone in this way and it can be stopped. Click on the names of the websites below for more information and advice: Childline Bullying Advice Thinkuknow - information for different age groups, and you can report abuse here CEOP - advice on reporting online abuse UK Safer Internet Centre BACK TO TOP Prevent Duty ​ What is the Prevent strategy ? ​ Prevent is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorist or extremist causes. The Prevent strategy covers all types of terrorism and extremism, including the extreme right wing, violent religious groups and extremist support of other causes. ​ How does the Prevent strategy apply to schools? ​ From July 2015 all schools (as well as other organisations) have a duty to safeguard children from radicalisation and extremism. This means we have a responsibility to protect children from extremist and violent views the same way we protect them from drugs or gang violence. Importantly, we can provide a safe place for pupils to discuss these issues so they better understand how to protect themselves. ​ What does this mean in practice? ​ Many of the things we already do in school to help children become positive, happy members of society also contribute to the Prevent strategy. These include: Exploring other cultures and religions and promoting diversity. Challenging prejudices and racist comments Developing critical thinking skills and a strong, positive self -identity. Promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils, as well as British values such as democracy. We will also protect children from the risk of radicalisation, for example by using filters on the internet to make sure they can’t access extremist and terrorist material, or by vetting visitors who come into schools. ​ Different schools will carry out the Prevent duty in different ways, depending on the age of the children and the needs of the community. ​ Frequently Asked Questions ​ How does Prevent relate to British values? ​ Schools have been required to promote British values since 2014, and this will continue to be part of our response to the Prevent strategy. ​ British values include: Democracy The rule of law Individual liberty and mutual respect Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. Isn’t my child too young to learn about extremism? ​ The Prevent strategy is not just about discussing extremism itself, which many not be appropriate for younger children. It is also about teaching children values such as tolerance and mutual respect. ​ Is extremism really a risk in our area? ​ Extremism can take many forms, including political, religious and misogynistic extremism, Some of these may be a bigger threat in our area than others. ​ We will give children the skills to protect them from any extremist views they may encounter. ​ KEY TERMS ​ Extremism - vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values such as democracy, the rule of law and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. ​ Ideology - a set of beliefs ​ Terrorism - a violent action against people or property, designed to create fear and advance a political, religious or ideological cause. ​ Radicalisation - the process by which a person comes to support extremism and terrorism. ​ Where to go for more information? ​ Contact Mrs Boden through the School office. ​ If you have any questions or concerns about the Prevent strategy and what it means for your child please do not hesitate to contact the School. ​ You will find more information about spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and British values on our website. ​ Prevent Risk Assessment - April 2024 ​ External Sources The following sources may also be useful for further information: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance/revised-prevent-duty-guidance-for-england-and-wales ​ Frequently asked questions, Prevent for schools www.preventforschools.org ​ What is Prevent? Let’s Talk About It www.ltai.info/what-is-prevent ​ BACK TO TOP Prevent Duty Key Safeguarding Documents Safeguarding Policies These are our main Safeguarding Policies. All our other Safeguarding Policies can be found on our Policies Page Staff Equality Policy - Oct 24 - Oct 25 Read More Child Sexual Exploitation - a Guide for Parents Read More Whistle Blowing Policy - Sep 24 - Sep 25 Read More Pupil Equality Policy - Oct 24 - Oct 25 Read More Child on Child Abuse Policy - Nov 23 - Nov 24 Read More Parent Code of Conduct Policy - Sep 24 - Sep 25 Read More Procedures for Managing safeguarding Concerns and Allegations - Apr 23 Read More Child Protection Policy - Sep 24 - Sep 25 Read More Keeping Children Safe in Education - Sep 24 - Sep 25 Read More Children's Emotional Health and Well being Policy - Sep 23 Read More BACK TO TOP

Curriculum Subjects You can read more information about each subject that we teach, how we plan lessons, and how we manage the learning progression, by selecting from the links below: Art Computing Cultural Capital D&T Geography History Maths (including numbersense) MFL Music Artsmark PE Phonics PHSE Protective Characteristics RE Reading RSE Science Spelling Spoken Word Writing If you still have any questions, about any of our curriculum subjects, then you can get further information by contacting the school office (01952 386770 or A2174@taw.org.uk ) and the admin team will be happy to forward your questions to the appropriate subject lead.

Reading Curriculum Statement Reading Curriculum Statement Intent At Captain Webb, we value reading as a key life skill and are dedicated to enabling our pupils to become lifelong readers. We want all of our children to be confident fluent readers who read widely, read often, read for pleasure and read to learn. We want them to be exposed to a variety of literature, genres and authors. We believe that the teaching of reading is integral to a child’s understanding and appreciation of the world around them. We aim to provide children with experiences that will lead to rich language development so that at the end of their primary education with us, they are empowered with a breadth of vocabulary that they can build on in their future prospects. Our reading curriculum strives to foster a love for reading and we believe that that all children should experience an abundance of quality, engaging texts across the curriculum. We want reading to be the golden thread running through a child’s journey at Captain Webb. When they leave us, we want pupils to possess the reading skills and love of literature which will help them to enjoy and access any aspects of learning they encounter in the future. ​ Implementation (Planning an inclusive curriculum). Our inclusive knowledge-based curriculum plans for success. We teach the National Curriculum, supported by a clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all children. This enables our pupils to know more and remember more. End points within objectives are identified for each year group through a whole school reading progression plan. Please click the link below for further information. ​ ​ ​ ​ Phonics & Reading Through the delivery of our reading curriculum we ensure a consistent and robust teaching and learning of early reading and phonics in the Early Years and Key Stage One, so that pupils are able to read with increased speed and fluency and access the wider curriculum. We follow the Read, Write Inc Phonics programme; a systematic, synthetic phonics scheme that is validated by the Department for Education. Skilled staff deliver daily sessions to ensure rapid progression. Children’s progress through the scheme is assessed continuously to ensure that gaps are addressed quickly and effectively. Books that children read match their level of phonetic knowledge. Skilled reading depends on both fluency and phonic knowledge alongside language comprehension. For more information on the teaching of Phonics, please click on the link below which will transfer you to our Phonics curriculum page. Reading Knowledge and Skills 24 - 25 Phonics Curriculum Once children have graduated from the RWI scheme, and are able to decode accurately and speedily, reading a lot is the principal way they develop as readers. Putting in the ‘reading miles’ allows pupils to practise their reading, building experience with increasingly complex texts, encountering new knowledge, gaining new language, including vocabulary, and developing their fluency. Over the course of year 2 and into key stage 2, the focus of the teaching of reading therefore shifts from decoding towards ensuring pupils get this print experience and support with spoken language, both through teacher-led whole class reading sessions and independent reading. Children explore a broad range of challenging texts including fiction, non-fiction and poetry by having purposeful and in-depth discussions with the teacher and their peers to enable them to access the vocabulary, themes and content. Please click on the Year 2 and KS2 reading long term overview below to find out more about the texts your child will be reading. ​ ​ Year 2 & KS2 Reading Overview Reading sessions focus on improving reading fluency and pupils will listen to the teachers read aloud with fluency and intonation. Pupils develop resilience by reading and re-reading to develop their understanding of challenging vocabulary. Specific comprehension skills are taught using VIPERS reading domains (vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval and summary) Assessment At all stages, reading attainment is assessed to ensure that gaps are addressed quickly and effectively so that pupils’ progress is accelerated. Targeted support and intervention for reading is a priority – we have a dedicated reading team who ensure any child falling or a risk of falling behind their peers is identified. RWI Fast Track tutoring breaks phonics into small steps to support every child with decoding, including those with SEND. There is a sharp focus on ensuring pupils gain fluency and phonic knowledge alongside language comprehension as modelled by the Scarborough Reading Rope (2001). In KS2, reading fluency is assessed at the beginning of each half term using oral reading fluency (ORF) measures. ORF assessments measure reading rate and accuracy and are expressed in terms of the number of words read correctly per minute (wcpm). On average, pupils should read at least 90 words per minute. Any pupils who require further support with their reading fluency are provided with additional reading practice. During this interventions, the pupils re-read passages using strategies such as echo read and timed reads. Our aim is to ensure all pupils leave our school fluent, confident readers as we know oral reading fluency has consistently been found to have a high correlation with reading comprehension. During whole class reading sessions, formative assessment takes place daily, while termly summative assessment takes place in the form of NFER testing which allows analysis of gaps in comprehension knowledge to be quickly addressed. All pupils are also assessed on their reading of the common exception words for their year group. Please see the spelling curriculum page for these word lists. Daily Story Time We place reading at the heart of the curriculum, so it is prioritised allowing pupils to access the full curriculum offer. All pupils receive daily story time sessions with an adult modelling fluency and intonation. The pupils listen to a wide range of stories that have all been carefully selected and chosen for their year groups. To find out more about the rationale behind our reading curriculum and the exciting texts your child will be reading, please refer to our whole school reading spine. Whole School Reading Spine 24 - 25 Reading for Pleasure Embedding a school culture that values and supports reading for pleasure is extremely important to us. Pupils develop a love of reading; a broad knowledge of authors and understand more about the world in which they live to widen their horizons and raise their aspirations. To enable this, we set aside time for pupils to enjoy and read books independently, discuss texts they are reading and share recommendations. The love2read session is timetabled for all classes once a week and also sets time for pupils to visit our newly refurbished school library. The children can enjoy the freedom of enjoying texts in a tranquil, child centred environment. All classrooms have attractive book corners where the children have access to 100 quality books, both fiction, non-fiction and poetry books to help embed their love of books, stories and reading. Around school, you will find displays which celebrate authors - including our author of the term displays, pupil’s favourite books, authors and recommended reads. Reading across the curriculum Reading is prioritised across our broad and balanced curriculum allowing pupils to read and understand all subjects. Pupils are also expected to read in other subjects to access new information and build their subject knowledge. This reading will also contribute to reading miles and fluency. All subject areas have a recommended text list for all year groups attached to their subject curriculum map. ​ Poetry and Rhymes Through sharing, reading, writing and performing rhymes and poems, we aim to build children’s emotional connection to language and the world around us. Poems are used throughout our curriculum to develop vocabulary, fluency and prosody, imagination and empathy. We also encourage children to review poetry – to form opinions about their own likes and dislikes and to understand and explain their preferences and respect the thoughts and feelings of others. We are committed as a school to developing a love of reading and to reading aloud each day. Alongside our class reading texts, we have four class poetry books to be shared throughout the year. Of course, teachers can add to the core books to further develop children’s exposure and enjoyment of poetry. We have identified a core set of poems for each year group. Each year group will learn by heart poems to be performed for assembly or to be shared with parents or visitors. Children will also be encouraged to revisit poems previously learnt. Each year group will also study a varied selection of poems during guided reading lessons, where vocabulary and meaning can be explored and explained, together with the development of children’s wider reading skills. Poetry also forms part of our writing curriculum and each year group has different forms of poetry to explore and create. This allows children the opportunity to learn more about particular structures of poetry and allows them to write their own poems using a wide range of poetic devices. Children are encouraged to perform their own poetry alongside the poems learnt by their year group. We also seek opportunities throughout the year for children to watch or hear poets reciting and discussing their own work. Please see our Poetry Curriculum Map for further information. ​ ​ Poetry Curriculum 24 - 25 How do we enrich the curriculum? Book recommendation boards are displayed throughout school to inform pupils of new and popular texts across the age ranges. The children are given the opportunity to loan these books from Mrs Passey and write reviews on these books for our school newsletter. At Captain Webb, we also have a range of opportunities within the academic year to further enhance reading opportunities for our children. Regular trips to the local library, engaging with national reading events including World Book Day, Roald Dahl Day and National Poetry day. Each year we invite external theatre companies into school to deliver whole school productions and drama workshops for our pupils, recent examples of which are Christmas Carol and Jack and the Beanstalk. We have also had Dance workshops based on 'Bringing Books to Life'. Year 3 story focus was Charlie and the chocolate factory, Year 4 focus was Alice in Wonderland and Year 5 focus was The Jungle Book. How can you help your child? EYFS and KS1 To support their reading journey your child will bring home two books home. The first book will be a fully decodable book matched to your child’s phonic knowledge. When your child is in the early stages of learning to read you can help by encouraging them to sound out the letters in words and then to ‘blend’ the sounds together to make a whole word. Please refer to the Phonics Curriculum page on the school website for further support on early reading strageties. The second book will be a picture book for you to share at bedtime. This is an opportunity to share a love of reading with your child, talk about the story and offer opinions. ​ KS2 All pupils in KS2 will bring home a copy of their whole class novel to read at home. The class teacher will provide information in regards to homework expectations for reading the guided reading text. E.g. We would like you to read chapters 1 – 3 tonight. We also encourage all pupils to loan books from our school library to enjoy at home. The school’s Homework Policy states that all children are expected to read at home every day. This is for a maximum of 10 minutes. Reading regularly at home helps to develop children’s reading skills. Making the time to talk to your children about the books they choose and listening to them reading aloud regularly can make all the difference. Children need to understand why we read. They need to experience the range of feelings that a book can create or the power that can be gained from accessing information. Reading must not only be confined to stories. Many children love reading comics, magazines, newspapers, information books and poetry. All of these reading activities should be encouraged. Children in Key Stage 2 will all be at very different stages of development, but even for the most fluent readers there is a need for parental support. Most parents or carers are able to create quality time to share a book individually with one child. This is the time when children can develop a much deeper understanding of the books that they are reading. Rather than reading at home being ‘reading practice’, it should extend and enrich the reading experiences of school. One of the most powerful ways in which parents can do this is to show real enthusiasm themselves. Your sense of excitement about books and stories, your anticipation about what will happen next in a story and a discussion about your own likes and dislikes, will greatly influence your child. Teachers will check the Home School Reading Record daily and record for our end of term reading rewards including books, book vouchers or an author visit . Impact By the time children leave Captain Webb, they are competent readers who can recommend books to their peers, have a thirst for reading a range of genres including poetry, and participate in discussions about books, including evaluating an author’s use of language and the impact this can have on the reader. They can also read books to enhance their knowledge and understanding of all subjects on the curriculum, and communicate their research to a wider audience. ‘I go to Phonics every day to learn my sounds. I can now read words and I’ve just moved to Yellow phonics books.’ – Year 1 pupil. ‘I’ve read many books since I’ve been at Captain Webb. Some of my favourite texts are Stig of the Dump by Clive King, Harry Potter by JK Rowling and Street Child by Berlie Doherty.’ –Year 6 pupil. ‘This year, I’ve enjoyed reading lots of different non-fiction texts. I’m currently reading a non-fiction text on the heart and circulatory system which has helped me answer questions in Science.’ Year 5 pupil. Attainment in reading is measured using statutory assessments such as the end of EYFS and Key Stage 2 and following the outcomes in the Year 1 Phonics Screening check. ​ Assessment data shows that.. 90% of children passed the Year 1 Phonics Screening check in 2023. 72% reached ARE at KS2 with 28% reaching greater depth. ​ The impact of this implementation was also noted in our 2019 OFSTED: The teaching of reading is done very well. Staff are trained in how to teach phonics and daily routines and systems make sure everyone gets what they need. Whether reading in class or at home, staff check that pupils have books they understand. If any pupil needs a helping hand, adults find extra time straight away and this stops them from falling behind. As pupils’ confidence grows, teachers introduce them to new books and authors. Most days, teachers read to the class during ‘page-turner time’. They encourage pupils to talk about books and share their views. . Reading Policy 24-25

Writing Curriculum Statement Intent At Captain Webb Primary School, we intend for our children to leave as confident, capable and independent writers, who not only understand the purpose and importance of writing but also enjoy the writing process. We intend for children to use their writing skills across the curriculum. Our overarching principle about learning is: ‘Knowing more and remembering more’. We have designed our curriculum so that more time is given to embed key knowledge, make connections and be ready for the next stage of a child’s learning journey. Through their growing knowledge and understanding, we want all children to be able to communicate their knowledge, ideas and emotions confidently through their writing. Unapologetically ambitious, our writing curriculum focuses on excellence by learning from outstanding writers. We want our children to draw upon a rich exposure to quality literature so that throughout the writing process, they can write as a reader and read as a writer. We recognise the importance of nurturing a culture where children take pride in their writing, can write clearly and accurately and adapt their language and style for a range of contexts, audiences and purposes. We believe in setting high standards in the presentation of writing along with setting the important foundations in spelling and grammar. ​ Implementation (Planning an inclusive curriculum). Our inclusive knowledge-based curriculum plans for success. We teach the National Curriculum, supported by a clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all children. Within English lessons, we are teaching all children to have a deep and secure understanding of the concepts that they are being taught. In order to do this, our curriculum is designed to reduce cognitive load by ensuring we structure and design lessons in small coherent steps, which organically allows opportunity for the promotion of retention. This allows for an inclusive learning environment where all children are supported to transfer learning from short-term to long-term memory. Please see the link below for the whole school writing progression knowledge and skills grids. ​ ​ Spoken language is the first and most important resource that young writers have. Our writing curriculum, places quality literature and spoken language at the forefront of all writing units. Children need to have a wide experience of story, knowledge of written language and how this works and knowledge of how print works as a means of communication. Young children can compose long before they can transcribe and many teaching approaches at this stage focus on easing the burden of transcription and enabling children to compose more freely. Therefore, initially a child needs the help and support of another person, usually an adult, in order to write conventionally. This support can be gradually withdrawn as transcription becomes easier and the child increases in independence, finding their voice as a writer. ​ Our teaching of writing across the school is linked to a class text, carefully chosen to inspire and excite the children. All writing units will start with a stimulus, which could be a high quality reading text or a memorable experience. Our teacher’s plan exciting memorable experiences every half term. These class visits provide the children with meaningful experiences to support them in writing for a range of purposes and illustrate how their writing skills can be applied to real life contexts. ​ ​ Children are expected to transfer their key topic knowledge and vocabulary into their writing and vice versa to transfer their spelling, grammar and punctuation knowledge into their topic work. We expect the high standards for writing in Literacy lessons to be evident within the work in all books. At Captain Webb Primary School, we believe that writing is strengthened by instilling a love for reading within our pupils. ​ In EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 English is taught on a daily basis. Every year group has a Yearly Curriculum Map that outlines where narrative or non-narrative are taught and links to other curriculum areas such as reading and humanities. Detailed Medium Term planning supports teachers to plan a sequence of progressive weekly lessons and over time, giving the children time to master new concepts. Within this document, key objectives and vocabulary are outlined.​ ​ Whole School Writing Progression Grids 24 - 25 2 Year Old Provision Read More Pre-School Read More Reception Read More Year 1 Read More Year 2 Read More Year 3 Read More Year 4 Read More Year 5 Read More Year 6 Read More Medium Term Plan Example The Writing Process We organise intended learning into units of writing. These group the knowledge, skills and understanding that we want children to remember, do and use. We start with a high quality and inspiring text , identifying points within the text at which a piece of extended writing could be crafted, building lessons from this point up. For extended pieces, teachers use key skill checklists to support the writing process. ​ • PRIOR ASSESSMENT & TARGET SETTING – Using the previous writing unit to determine what the pupils need to develop, gaps in learning and any objectives that need specifically focusing on in this next unit. ​ • GENRE – This is the text type. We consider what we want pupils to write and why (purpose, audience and intended impact). ​ • CONTEXT – This includes any hooks into writing and any knowledge or experience that pupils require to write a particular piece. (Quality texts, memorable experiences or cross curricular links) ​ • TEXT / READINIG ANALYSIS – This requires effective models of the genre to build up pupils’ understanding of texts in this particular style. Opportunities to unpick modelled texts, consider the author’s choice of language and vocabulary and identify any SPAG features. ​ • ORGANISING IDEAS – This may include speaking and listening opportunities including drama. For example – retelling a text orally, hot seating a character, acting in role. Children will begin to organise ideas for their writing through lists, flow charts and / or writing frames. Teachers should be careful with the format used so we don’t limit ideas to small boxes which are not useful to follow when composing. Tools and approaches should enable pupils to plan ideas for the composition and the vocabulary they will use within the writing. Scaffolds to support this are useful. • VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT – Consider words that will support pupils to improve their composition, draw attention to any taught spelling patterns. These should be taught within context with opportunities for pupils to apply within the composition of sentence structures. • SENTENCE COMPOSITION – Plan for sentence composition linked to the genre type. Composition practice should link to the end outcome piece so pupils can draw on this practice to support independent composition. Sentence types, grammar knowledge and skills should be taken from the progression document. • PUNCTUATION – Plan for punctuation linked to the genre. Practice composition should link to the end outcome piece so pupils can draw on this practice to support independent composition. Knowledge and skills should be taken from the progression document and assessment of pupils’ previous writing. • MODELLED WRITING – Teachers usually prepare the models to support the compositional and transcriptional skills, and component knowledge being developed in the sequence. Using the model teachers diagnose the model with pupils so that they understand how this was composed. This builds their understanding of what a good one looks like. These models of writing are displayed on our classroom washing lines. • SHARED WRITING – Using the planning and model how to compose the piece (parts of the piece) with the pupils. Teacher modelling is really important to develop writer’s voice and promote thinking. (Thinking out loud – articulating the processes of a writer.) • GUIDED WRITING – Working with groups of pupils to specifically guide their writing skills. Assessment is key to delivering guided writing. Identifying the needs of the pupils, for example developing transcriptional skills for our lowest attaining pupils and providing challenge for our higher attainers. For example: teachers to guide writing to understand how to critically shape sentences for effect. • INDEPENDENT WRITING - Pupils compose their own piece. This can be in parts as they work through paragraphs of the text or as a full piece. Redrafting and editing can be of sections to lead to more focused impact. • RE-DRAFT AND EDIT – Teacher modelling of these skills is really important. Pupils are often not shown how to undertake this process effectively and therefore it can lose impact. After composition pupils may redraft sections of the writing to up level skills and improve the piece. Editing writing – pupils read through the writing and make correction in the writing. The pupils use the COMB materials to build their independence with proof – reading skills. • PUBLISHED PIECE – Writing can be published in a range of ways. It is really important to develop pride in writing and allow pupils opportunities to make choices on how they want to publish material. • APPLY TO A NEW CONTEXT – Pupils should have the opportunity to apply the style of writing to new context as this allows them to practise the skills. Teachers must ensure pupils have the knowledge to write in this context. Pupils should use and apply taught skills for subjects across the curriculum. ​ • ASSESSMENT & FEEDBACK – Teachers should analyse pupils’ writing against the writing moderation documents / termly targets for the year group. They should provide feedback to pupils on their successes and next steps. (Target Setting) ​ Staff follow our Marking and Feedback policy, to provide pupils with live feedback as much as possible so that children are actively involved in drafting, editing and improving their writing. From an early age, children are encouraged to proofread their work carefully to check for spelling and punctuation errors. By the time children get to Key Stage 2, they will plan, draft and edit independently, enabling them to fully take part in the writing process. ​ Modelled Writing using our washing lines. The Importance of Vocabulary We recognise the vital importance of exposing our pupils to a rich and varied vocabulary and understand that their acquisition and command of vocabulary are key to their learning and progress across the whole curriculum. We use model texts and class novels to teach vocabulary in context and encourage discussion around word choices when writing. Dictionaries, thesauruses and word mats are readily available throughout all writing lessons. Guided writing sessions are used to target specific needs of both groups and individuals. All children are given focus spellings and are encouraged to integrate these into their writing. The weekly spellings are taken from the spelling rules being taught in their discrete RWI spelling session. (Refer to the spelling section below for more information.) The children are given the opportunity to write at length daily and all pupils complete an extended, independent piece of writing at the end of a unit of work known as their hot write. Teachers use the hot writes to measure the progress made within a unit of writing and targets are set in readiness for the next piece of writing. Here is an example from Year 2 Staff follow our Marking and Feedback policy, to provide pupils with live feedback as much as possible so that children are actively involved in drafting, editing and improving their writing. From an early age, children are encouraged to proofread their work carefully to check for spelling and punctuation errors. By the time children get to Key Stage 2, they will plan, draft and edit independently, enabling them to fully take part in the writing process. Early Years Our curriculum maps are carefully planned to have breadth and depth and introduce quality core concepts, bodies of knowledge and key concepts which will be built on in Year 1. The ambitious curriculum is a carefully devised sequential offer to ensure the children become fluent in essential foundational knowledge necessary for writing. This enables our pupils to know more and remember more ready for future learning. End points are identified in the EYFS writing progression document. The teachers plan effective writing units based on high quality writing texts. The plans include rich opportunities (through self-initiated learning and taught lessons) for pupils to develop their understanding of phonics application through Read, Write, Inc. Their writing involves transcription (spelling and handwriting) and composition of sounds that they have previously been taught - articulating ideas and structuring them in speech, before writing. Reception and Year 1 are taught spelling patterns as part of their daily phonics lesson. ​ ​ EYFS Curriculum At Captain Webb, we identify children who need additional support and provide intervention in the most effective and efficient way that we can. We run phonics, reading and writing intervention groups and ensure that our lessons are effectively differentiated to maximise each child’s potential. Spelling ​ The ability to write ideas down fluently requires a good understanding of spelling. In Reception and Key Stage 1, we follow the Read Write Inc Phonics programme to teach pupils how to write phonemes as graphemes. Please click on this link to find out more about Read Write Inc Phonics Spelling. From Year 2 to Year 6, we use the follow on programme Read Write Inc. Spelling. These schemes ensure full coverage of, and progression within the National Curriculum requirements. To find out more about the Read Write Inc Spellings programme please click on this link. Read Write Inc Spelling Programme Handwriting Handwriting is taught in line with the National Curriculum objectives. In the Early Years, pupils complete fine motor activities to develop hand/finger strength and are taught how to hold a pencil correctly. In Reception, all pupils are taught how to form their letters correctly using the Read Write Inc Phonics programme. For more information, please click on the links below. Read Write Inc. Phonics From Year 2 onwards, through daily handwriting lessons, we begin to explicitly teach correct joins, consistent letter size and clear ascenders and descenders. We follow the Nelson Handwriting scheme. Additional support is given through handwriting interventions where needed. Please refer to the handwriting policy below for more information on how handwriting is taught at Captain Webb Handwriting Policy 24 - 25 Impact In order to identify the impact our curriculum is having on our pupils; we check the extent to which learning has become permanently embedded in children’s long-term memory in addition to looking for excellence in their outcomes. When undertaking these we ask the following key questions: • How well do pupils remember the content that they have been taught? • Do books and pupil discussions radiate excellence? • Does learning ‘travel’ with pupils and can they deliberately reuse it in more sophisticated contexts? Each year group has writing assessment criteria that aligns with the whole school writing progression map. We make assessment judgements termly. Three pieces of writing will be assessed every term throughout the year using the assessment grids. These grids match the termly targets set out in the year groups progression map. Evidence of the core knowledge and skills for each term will demonstrate if a child is working towards, at or above age related expectations. Teachers record the summative assessments on O Track. These assessments are moderated by SLT each term. Formative and Summative Assessments End of unit assessments (Hot Writes) End of term assessments (3 pieces of writing evidence) Internal Moderation of termly assessments. Internal Monitoring Termly Pupil Progress Meetings Lesson Monitoring and Book scrutiny Pupil Voice External Moderation Cluster Group Moderation. Assessment data shows that.. 77% reached ARE at KS2 with 2% reaching greater depth. Writing Policy 24 - 25

SMSC at Captain Webb SMSC- (Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural) At Captain Webb, we ensure that our curriculum is a vehicle for SMSC education. SMSC stands for spiritual, moral, social and cultural education. ​ The following explores each aspect of SMSC and outlines how pupils may demonstrate their development in each area. ​ Spiritual Exploring beliefs and experience; respecting values; discovering oneself and the surrounding world; using imagination and creativity; reflecting. Our children's spiritual development is shown by their beliefs, religious or otherwise, which inform their perspective on life and their interest in and respect for different people’s feelings and values sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them, including the intangible use of imagination and creativity in their learning willingness to reflect on their experiences. Moral ​ Recognising right and wrong; understanding consequences; investigating moral and ethical issues; offering reasoned views. Our children's moral development is shown by their ability to recognise the difference between right and wrong and their readiness to apply this understanding in their own lives understanding of the consequences of their actions interest in investigating, and offering reasoned views about, moral and ethical issues. ​ Social ​ Using social skills in different contexts; working well with others; resolving conflicts; understanding how communities work. Our children's social development is shown by their use of a range of social skills in different contexts, including working and socialising with pupils from different religious, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds willingness to participate in a variety of social settings, cooperating well with others and being able to resolve conflicts effectively develop interest in, and understanding of, the way communities and societies function at a variety of levels. acceptance of and engagement with the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. They will develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain ​ Cultural ​ Appreciating cultural influences; participating in culture opportunities; understanding, accepting, respecting and celebrating diversity. Our children's cultural development is shown by their: understanding and appreciation of the wide range of cultural influences that have shaped their own heritage willingness to participate in, and respond to, for example, artistic, musical, sporting, mathematical, technological, scientific and cultural opportunities interest in exploring, understanding of, and respect for cultural diversity and the extent to which they understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity, as shown by their attitudes towards different religious, ethnic and socio-economic groups in the local, national and global communities. knowledge of Britain’s democratic Parliamentary system and its central role in shaping our history and values, and in continuing to develop Britain ​ SMSC and Religious Education ​ It is our aim that Religious Education should contribute to the spiritual, moral and social and cultural development of our pupils. Religious Education can help children develop their own informed values, religious and non-religious. Children should learn to respect themselves and be sensitive to the needs and experiences of others, including considering the effect our actions have upon others. Religious Education can also help develop pupils’ understanding of social issues like stewardship of the Earth’s resources, our citizenship within local, national and global communities and a genuine respect for persons and sensitivity to their values and beliefs. Religious Education should also equip pupils to challenge inequalities and disadvantages associated with race, gender, class and ability. ​ SMSC and PSHE Jigsaw brings together SMSC, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development. A variety of teaching strategies are used and are mindful of each child’s preferred learning style. Jigsaw is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time. This enables each Puzzle to start with an introductory assembly, generating a whole school focus for adults and children alike. There is a Weekly Celebration that highlights a theme from that week’s lesson across the school, and encourages children to reflect that learning in their behaviour and attitudes. ​ ​ HOW WE PREPARE CHILDREN FOR LIFE IN MODERN BRITAIN AT CAPTAIN WEBB RETURN TO CURRICULUM SUBJECTS >

Cultural Capital What is a Cultural capital? Cultural capital is the accumulation of knowledge, behaviours, and skills that a pupil can draw upon and which demonstrates their cultural awareness, knowledge and competence; it is one of the key ingredients a student will draw upon to be successful in society, their career and the world of work. Cultural capital promotes social mobility and success in our stratified society. Cultural capital gives a student power and it helps them achieve goals, become successful, and rise up the social ladder without necessarily having wealth or financial capital. Cultural capital is having assets that give students the desire to aspire and achieve social mobility whatever their starting point. Our Cultural Capital At Captain Webb Primary School, our curriculum is designed to instil high aspirations in all of our children and to encourage them to become resilient, life-long learners who embrace challenges and continue to grow and develop their cultural capital. Our children will be inspired to follow whichever path they choose whilst being well-rounded, conscientious global citizens. Our 6C values, understanding of SMSC and British Values enrich and underpin our curriculum to ensure Captain Webb children are prepared and equipped to succeed in their futures in an ever changing world. “Education for global citizenship helps enable young people to develop the core competencies which allow them to actively engage with the world, and help to make it a more just and sustainable place.” - Oxfam.org.uk We are working hard to be Global Citizens at Captain Webb Primary School. ENRICHMENT AT CAPTAIN WEBB > SMSC AT CAPTAIN WEBB > At Captain Webb, we ensure that our curriculum is a vehicle for SMSC education. SMSC stands for spiritual, moral, social and cultural education. Please click to find out more about our SMSC grids which outline how we intergrate SMSC into our learning across the school. BRITISH VALUES AT CAPTAIN WEBB > At Captain Webb we actively take opportunities to teach British values and feel this is embedded through our weekly assemblies and interwoven in our enriching curriculum. Please click to find out how this is taught across the school. PROTECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS >

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Spelling Curriculum Statement Spelling at Captain Webb ​ Learning to spell has strong links with reading and writing. In reading, the children’s knowledge of the relationship between letters and sounds sets the foundations for them as spellers. Spelling is also a significant aspect of the writing element within the curriculum. If we want children to become confident writers, a strong understanding of spelling and spelling patterns is crucial. As stated in the National Curriculum (2014), it states that ‘Writing down ideas fluently depends on effective transcription: that is, on spelling quickly and accurately through knowing the relationship between sounds and letters (phonics) and understanding the morphology (word structure) and orthography (spelling structure) of words.’ At Captain Webb, we have adopted a whole-school approach to spelling that builds as the children move through the school. Read Write Inc Spelling In years Reception and Year 1 spelling is taught through RWI Phonics. The children in years 2 to 6 have daily spelling sessions which follow the Read Write Inc spelling programme. This programme follows on from the Read Write Inc. Phonics programme with the aim of getting every child to spell effortlessly. It is a standalone programme that has been designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum. . There is a daily teacher led spelling session of around 15–20 minutes. Children are assessed during the programme. There are Practice Tests which assess children’s spelling progress using the same format as the statutory assessments in England. This allows us to track individual children’s progress and identify units, words or concepts which we will need to re-teach. How does this programme support your child in learning to spell? ​ RWInc Spelling is an interactive programme which teaches spellings in a fun and engaging way. Each unit is introduced with a short video. It helps children to learn spellings with common patterns and uses rules in order to help them recall spellings as well as teaching exceptions to these rules. A short video to show RWI Spellings in practice. https://youtu.be/CuLGvjOTk6A ​ Daily Sessions consist of: Speed spell which tests children’s knowledge of words from previous units; Spelling Zone with an online introduction to the unit and rules and spelling patterns to be taught that week Dots and Dashes where children count phonemes and the recorded graphemes Rapid Recap of prior learning Word changes –by adding beginnings or endings to words (prefixes and suffixes) Words to Log and learn which helps children to log and learn new or unfamiliar words focusing on spelling patterns and rules. Rules are reviewed and practised through each unit until children can apply the rules in their own writing. Team teach and Four-in-a-row which help children assess their own progress; Jumping red/orange words which tests children’s knowledge of red and orange words (words from the word lists in the National Curriculum in England many of which are not able to be spelt by using sounds- these are often called the common exception , tricky words or High Frequency words). Challenge dictation sentences are available to challenge children to use new spellings. ​ Below, you will find the words banks for each unit of the spelling programme so you can print these and look at them at home with your child. Your child's class teacher will be able to let you know which spelling list they are currently working on at school. ​ Year 2 - Spelling Word Banks Read More Year 3 - Spelling Word Banks Read More Read More Year 4 - Spelling Word Banks Read More Year 5 - Spelling Word Banks Read More Year 6 - Spelling Word Banks Handy Tips for Supporting Your Child with Spelling ​ Practise spelling common exception words regularly. (Known as Red and Orange words) Revisit spellings from previous weeks. Ask your child to explain the rule for the week and get them to give you example words so that you can build up a word bank that can be referred to frequently. Make a note of the high frequency words which you notice your child is spelling wrong (remember that these are quite often RED WORDS and that you ‘Can’t fred a red!’) Play homophone games where you give them a word like right/write and they write you both spellings and show you on the sounds chart which graphemes they would choose to spell them right! Make sure they know which one is which! Play hold a sentence dictation where you give the child a short sentence with one of their spellings in which will help them to understand the meaning of the word and spell and punctuate correctly. Supporting Your Child’s Spelling at Home ​ To help you to support your children at home with their spellings on a weekly basis, the children will be given 6-8 spellings from the unit they are currently on which will follow a set pattern. They will be tested on these at the end of the week. In addition to these your child will also be given 6 red or orange words to learn from the National Curriculum word lists which are words the children are expected to know for their age range. To access a copy of the National Curriculum word list for each year group click on this link. ​ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/239784/English_Appendix_1_-_Spelling.pdf ​ ​ Spelling Including Phonics Policy 23-25

Obecność w szkole ​ ​ ​ Cele i zadania Rada Zarządzająca Kapitana Webba Primary przywiązuje dużą wagę do osiągania standardów i uważa, że ​​doskonała frekwencja uczniów i punktualność są niezbędne. Aby dzieci mogły osiągnąć swój potencjał, uczniowie muszą być silnie zmotywowani do nauki oraz chętni i chętni do uczęszczania do szkoły. Regularna, punktualna obecność wyrobi dobre nawyki, które będą wspierać ich przez całe życie. Aby to osiągnąć, Zarządcy i personel zobowiązują się do współpracy z rodzicami, aby zapewnić, że szkoła osiągnie MINIMUM 96% frekwencji w całej szkole. ​ Rząd oczekuje od nas: • Promuj dobrą frekwencję i ograniczaj absencję, w tym nieobecność stałą (mniej niż 90%); • Zapewnienie każdemu uczniowi dostępu do edukacji w pełnym wymiarze godzin, do której ma prawo; • Działaj wcześnie, aby zająć się wzorcami nieobecności. Szkoła podstawowa Captain Webb współpracuje z rodzicami i władzami lokalnymi w celu poprawy frekwencji w szkole. ​ Nieobecność zakłóca edukację pojedynczego ucznia i całej klasy. Czy zdajesz sobie sprawę, że dzieci, które nie uczęszczają regularnie: ​ Nie osiągaj dobrych wyników na egzaminach Trudno utrzymać przyjaźnie Są bardziej skłonni do angażowania się w przestępczość Pomiń możliwości dalszego kształcenia i świata pracy. ​ Jak wypada Twoje dziecko? ​ ​ ​ Nieobecność może być autoryzowana wyłącznie przez dyrektora, w granicach określonych w przepisach dotyczących edukacji (rejestracji uczniów) (Anglia) 2006. Dyrektorzy nie mogą udzielać zgody na urlop w czasie semestru, z wyjątkiem wyjątkowych okoliczności. Opiekun ds. edukacji (EWO) - Helen Carolina Attendance Policy School Opening Times The school gates open at 8:35am and classes start at 8:45am . Any child arriving after 8:45am will be marked as late. It is important to ensure your child in in school for the start of class as this is an important time to settle and prepare for the day ahead as well as receiving instructions and introductions into the first lesson. School finishes at 3:15pm . DfE - Working Together To Improve School Attendance Guidance (including changes to penalties for absence) From August 19th 2024 the Government have introduced a new ‘national framework for Penalty Notices’. (in Telford & Wrekin the changes apply from 1st September 2024). There are significant changes that parents need to be aware of: If your child has 10 sessions of unauthorised absence in a 10 school week rolling period, you may be issued with a Penalty Notice. These 10 sessions may include any unauthorised absence, including leave in term time and do not have to be consecutive. Penalty Notices are increasing to £160 from September 2024. This can be reduced to £80 but only for the first Penalty Notice issued, if paid within 21 days – this reduction does not apply to any subsequent Penalty Notice. Any 2nd Penalty Notice, to the same parent for the same child, issued within three years of the date of the first Penalty Notice will be charged at a flat rate of £160 A third Penalty Notice will not be issued within a three year rolling period, to the same parent for the unauthorised absence of the same child, - alternative action or legal measures will be utilised for subsequent offences. If in an individual case the local authority believes a Penalty Notice would be appropriate, they retain the discretion to issue one before the threshold is met. For example, when a parent purposefully tries to avoid a Penalty Notice by taking their child out of school when there is only four pupil days in school and the fifth day is for example a PD day or bank holiday attached to that week. In some circumstances a ‘Notice to Improve’ may be issued – However, a Notice to Improve will only be used in cases where support is appropriate. They will not be issued in cases of unauthorised leave in term time for holidays, where information for parents is included on school’s website or a simple warning by the school that a Penalty Notice could be issued if unauthorised leave in term time is taken will suffice. ‘Parents should always apply to the Headteacher for any request for leave in term time by completing a request form available from school. (DfE guidance states schools should not authorise leave retrospectively so any leave in term time taken without a request being submitted will be unauthorised absence)’. In developing and publishing the new national framework, the Government has renewed appeals to parents not to take their children out of school during term time. The Governors and Headteacher of this school support this and students will only be given permission to take leave in term time if there are exceptional circumstances. The DfE Guidance Working Together to Improve School Attendance (Aug 2024) states that: Generally, the DfE does not consider the need or desire for a holiday or other absence for the purpose of leisure and recreation to be an exceptional circumstance. (Paragraph 38.) Each application for leave in term time will be considered and if it is agreed and authorised the Headteacher will determine the duration of any leave. However, if the application is not agreed and the absence occurs the dates will be unauthorised. Parents will be notified of any decision in writing. This notification may be hand delivered directly to the parent or posted to the parents’ home address. ​ As a school we are asked to inform you that in line with Telford and Wrekin Council Policy, if your child is absent for 10 school sessions within a 10 week rolling period and that absence is unauthorised, you may be subject to a Penalty Notice fine, criteria is as detailed above. Link to DfE full Guidance on 'Working together to improve school attendance - August 2024' Below is the presentation shared with parents (on the 7/10/2024) outlining the changes to Working together to Improve Attendance (released Aug 2024), and how it will affect parents. Slide1 Slide2 Slide18 Slide1 1/18 CAPTAIN WEBB PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DATA 6th Sept 2023- 22 July 2024