Ivanhoe's Vision

At Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy, our Literacy curriculum is extremely important to us. We are passionate about ensuring that children are given the opportunities to read, explore and utilise the best that has been thought and said, by introducing them to classic and timeless texts. Some of which they may never have heard of or had the chance to read otherwise. It is important to us that children are able to read and enjoy modern texts by authors such as Dahl and Walliams alongside definitive writers such as Dickens and CS Lewis. 

At Ivanhoe Primary School we recognise the crucial importance of studying the English language. We want pupils to leave our school as independent learners who are confident in all strands of learning.

We strive for them to have the ability to speak fluently and write legibly, with the appropriate use of Standard English, in order to communicate their thoughts and ideas succinctly. We also wish to foster an enjoyment of reading, and to widen their repertoire of reading materials, including non-fiction, poetry as well a range of fiction. We understand the importance of exposing children to high quality texts which highlight and celebrate cultural differences, as well as our protected characteristics. We emphasise the importance of children becoming curious through the texts they are exposed to, leading to wider reading, and enthused, individual writing.

We aim for our children to read easily, fluently and with good understanding. We strive to produce skilled readers in order for them function well in adult life, whether in fulfilling personal goals, progressing in the labour market or participating more widely in society. We understand that pupils who enter adult life with low reading skills have fewer life chances and we must do our utmost to eliminate this from our children’s futures. We believe that this will help our children to deal more successfully with other curriculum subjects, while enriching their lives beyond school. The teaching and learning of language skills are, therefore, given a high priority in our curriculum.

We understand that despite new forms of oral and visual communication, the written word is more important than ever in economic and social interaction. As the world becomes more complex, we need to equip our children to be able to use reading and writing effectively to thrive in their daily lives. We aim for them to write clearly, accurately and coherently, adapting their language and style in and for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences.

We aim for our pupils to learn how to understand the relationships between words, word meaning, implied meaning and figurative language whilst ensuring that children are supported in their spelling strategies. We strive for grammatically accurate speech which is transferred to written work.

Here, our aim is to ensure that the children who enter our care have mastered the subject to the best of their abilities by the time that they leave us, and they are able to use these skills to further their own learning within secondary school and beyond.