Primary English Objectives

Here you will find the primary English National Curriculum Programmes of Study for Key Stage 1 and 2 provided in an easy to access format for all year groups. This page includes a link to the spelling objectives, the spoken language objectives and PDFs of the objectives for reading, writing and vocabulary, grammar and punctuation (often referred to as GPS or SPaG) for all year groups.  These objectives should be your first port-of-call when planning English units and lessons.

To find the National Curriculum KS1 and KS2 spelling objectives see English Appendix 1: Spelling

A copy of the National Curriculum Spoken Language Objectives for years 1 to 6 can be found here.

Year 1 English National Curriculum Objectives

Year 2 English National Curriculum Objectives

Click the button below to explore resources that support the teaching of KS1 English National Curriculum objectives, including a wide range of materials for reading and writing.

Year 3 and 4 English National Curriculum Objectives

Year 5 and 6 English National Curriculum Objectives

Click the button below to explore resources that support the teaching of KS2 English National Curriculum objectives, including a wide range of materials for reading and writing.

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