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English // Grammar & Punctuation

Use verbs to convey past and present tense correctly and consistently, including the progressive form (e.g., she is drumming, he was shouting), understanding…

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Use the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the simple past tense, understanding how the present perfect indicates an action completed at an…

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Choose pronouns for clarity and cohesion, avoiding ambiguity and repetition; use reflexive pronouns correctly (e.g., myself, ourselves, himself)

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Use adjectives and adverbs correctly, choosing between them depending on whether a noun or verb/adjective is being modified (e.g., 'She ran quickly' vs 'She is…

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Distinguish between the plural -s suffix and the possessive -'s suffix in nouns

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Understand and use abstract nouns to name ideas, qualities, and states that cannot be perceived by the senses

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Understand and use modal verbs (can, may, must, might, shall, will, could, should, would) and modal adverbs (perhaps, surely, certainly) to indicate degrees of…

English // Phonics & Word Reading

Recognise and spell compound words by identifying the two component words that combine to form a single word

English // Reading Comprehension

Identify characters, settings, and major events in stories; become familiar with key stories, fairy tales, and traditional tales and retell them with key…

English // Reading Comprehension

Identify front cover, back cover, and title page of a book; identify the reasons an author gives to support points in informational text

English // Reading Comprehension

Discuss the sequence of events in narrative texts and how items of information are related in non-fiction, retelling stories including key details and…

English // Reading Comprehension

Recognise different non-fiction text structures and features (headings, contents, glossary, index), understanding how texts are organised to present information

English // Reading Comprehension

Identify and compare characters' points of view, recognise who is narrating a story, describe how characters respond to events and challenges, and compare…

English // Reading Comprehension

Retell stories including key details in sequence, describe characters, settings, and major events using evidence from the text, and describe the overall…

English // Reading Comprehension

Recognise recurring literary language in stories and poetry, identify words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses, and discuss favourite…

English // Reading Comprehension

Recognise different forms of poetry (free verse, narrative poetry, haiku) and discuss their features; prepare poems and play scripts to read aloud and perform…

English // Reading Comprehension

Identify recurring themes (good vs evil, friendship, bravery) and conventions (once upon a time, moral at the end, hero's journey) across a wide range of books…

English // Reading Comprehension

Determine the central message, lesson, or moral of a story, fable, or folktale, explaining what the story teaches the reader and supporting the interpretation…

English // Reading Comprehension

Identify how language choices, text structure and presentational features (illustrations, diagrams, bold print, layout) contribute to the overall meaning and…

English // Reading Comprehension

Analyse character traits, motivations, and feelings using text evidence, and distinguish one's own point of view from that of the narrator or characters

English // Reading Comprehension

Explain how the central message, lesson, or moral of a story is conveyed through key details across diverse text types including fables, folktales, and myths

English // Reading Comprehension

Describe connections between events, ideas, or concepts in informational text using time, sequence, cause-and-effect, and comparison language, and identify…

English // Reading Comprehension

Distinguish one's own point of view from that of the author of an informational text and identify the author's purpose

English // Reading Comprehension

Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including distinguishing between first-person and third-person narration and…