The national curriculum for English programmes of study for KS1 and KS2 can be found here in their entirety. This 88 page document contains the objectives for teaching speaking and listening, reading, writing, grammar, punctuation and spelling for each year group from year 1 through to year 6.
Starting Points for Planning
When planning English lessons and units in primary, checking what the national curriculum expectations are should be the first step in the process. Ideally, all planning should be based around one or more national curriculum objectives. All strands of your planning (teaching points, activities, plenary etc.) should pull towards achieving these objectives. However, due to its size and organisation sifting through the National English progammes of study for KS1 and Ks2 to check the specific requirements for your year group can be an onerous task!
Locating Information
We understand that speed is of the essence when planning, so here at Primary Texts we have provided the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for English for Key Stage 1 and 2 in an easy to access format for all year groups. On our Primary English Objectives page you will find 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. This enables you to go straight to the area you need without trawling through the entire 88 page document wading through pages of irrelevant information. You could bookmark this page for quick reference. Alternatively, you can download the files or print them out so they are available for easy access throughout the school year. We hope this makes the planning process easier. Click the link below to find English objectives for your year group:
Primary English Objectives for each year group
Tackling Tricky Objectives
At Primary Texts, we specialise in creating resources for those hard-to-teach primary English objectives. In particular we have a huge range of PPT lessons which are designed around English Appendix 2: Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation section of the National Curriculum for English (often referred to as GPS or SPaG). We have lessons linked to the objectives found in this section for every year group. Click the links below to find out more:
We also have numerous free resources to help you meet National Curriculum requirements. for reading and writing. These include reading question banks, grammar and punctuation guides and handwriting and spelling resources. Click the links below to browse our free resources.
More Resources
Primary Texts offer a wide range of resources which you can use to support the teaching of the National Curriculum English objectives for KS1 and KS2. Our resources are high-quality, straightforward to use, easy to access and require minimal or no preparation. Explore our website and discover lots of hidden treasures! Click the link below to find out more.
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