Reading

We  strongly believe that reading is the key to accessing most other subjects within the curriculum and is a basis for having a sound education. We strive to teach the children the key skills to be able to read, as well as a passion and love for books and reading. We provide an environment conducive to this by ensuring children are exposed to a rich variety of texts, opportunities to share and enjoy books and the role models they need to experience why reading is so great!

Guided Reading is a dedicated, accurately planned session during which children are taught the skills to become confident, independent and motivated readers. Skills we teach include; application of phonics to decode words, self-correction, self-monitoring, omission to work out unknown words, reading for meaning and inference.

Parents are encouraged to read with children at home using books from our colour banding reading scheme, communicating their child’s progress in the reading journals that the school look at regularly.

We believe the teaching of phonics is essential in developing fluent and confident readers across the school, please see our phonics page for more information.

2026 is the National Year of Reading 

Across the UK, children and young people are reading less than they used to & stories aren’t getting the same space they once did - and when reading drops, confidence, imagination and learning take a hit as well.  

This year, a national spotlight is being put on reading - watch this 90 second video to find out more. 

To help kick start the 2026 National Year of Reading, we’re inviting everyone in our school community and across our trust, to take 10 minutes each day to read something you enjoy. 

Have a look at our Ten Ways to Take 10 poster to get inspired! 

From our teachers to our TAs, our Year 2s to our Year 10s, and our families to our Finance teams, we want to make 2026 the year we #Take10ToRead and #GoAllIn with reading.