English and literacy

English and literacy ideas, activities and resources are fully embedded within both our curriculum models.

English holds a unique place in our curriculums, combining different elements, such as reading, writing, language and linguistics, across all subjects. It also includes hundreds of opportunities for children to build a foundation of spoken language that enables them to think, talk and write about their world.

English packs provide ideas and resources

Integrated English packs include lesson ideas and resources and key vocabulary that support children in reading and writing different genres.

Oracy

Helping children develop their oracy skills gives them the confidence to articulate their knowledge, ideas and opinions in a range of contexts and for different purposes. Rich in planned opportunities for developing children’s spoken language, our curriculums provide them with the skills they need to discuss, debate, perform, and converse well with others.

Integrated vocabulary framework

Subject vocabulary is sequenced and integrated across both curriculums. Using our advanced tool, CurriculumPRO you can easily demonstrate and track how key vocabulary for each subject is sequenced across a year, including how keywords and concepts are introduced and revisited.

Plan and store your own projects and lessons

Build and plan your own English projects and activities using our English progression framework and resources.

Supporting children’s love of reading

Use our book studies (KS1) and novel studies (KS2) to introduce children to a wide range of texts linked to curriculum projects to support children’s reading comprehension skills in guided reading groups or whole class sessions. They are perfect for teachers who want to broaden children’s reading experiences and love of reading.

Clear pathway of skills and knowledge for English

Our comprehensive progression framework covers all statutory programmes of study from the national curriculum for English.

Includes free SPaG tests

SPaG Tests support classroom assessment and gap analysis across each Year 1-6, which will help you track progress and plan future teaching and learning. Includes standardised scores.

Rich reading opportunities

High-quality resources help teachers save time preparing and curating rich reading opportunities linked to the main curriculum topics. They include word cards, glossaries, knowledge-organisers, information sheets, novel guides and much more.

Helping children in the early years

Early years projects and resources begin to build children’s Literacy skills from an early age. Projects and activities support early speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. They provide children with a solid foundation on which to build future Literacy skills.

Fully integrated assessment

Use our quick and easy integrated assessment tools to check, monitor and analyse whether children are making progress. Includes termly standardised tests for SPaG and reading to help you build an accurate picture of children’s progress across your entire English curriculum.

“Cornerstones has been an amazing resource for our school community. It has helped to transform the engagement of our children and parents; everyone is talking about their learning and there is a real buzz around the school.”

Ann Wheeler, Headteacher

Manorcroft Primary School