English at Foxhill
Mrs Griffin - English leader
'Having studied English literature at A level, I have always been passionate about reading. I love being able to share my enthusiasm with our children, through both leading and teaching English in school. Reading a book can take you away to magical places and enabling children to do this but more importantly learn to love this, is an absolute privilege. It is my ongoing mission to ensure our children feel as enthused about reading and writing as I do.'
English is essential for the educational and social progress of our children, allowing them to make sense of our rapid and ever changing world and understand their place in it. It is through language, story and text that children learn to form concepts, connect ideas and express themselves.
At Foxhill we understand that the development of vocabulary is fundamental to learning and so we place heavy emphasis on developing children’s vocabulary across the whole curriculum.
Our class texts have been carefully selected to act as mirrors, windows and sliding doors. Books are mirrors when readers see their own lives reflected in the pages. Books are also windows when they allow readers a view of lives and stories that are different from their own. Books become sliding glass doors when readers feel transported into the world of the story and when they feel empathy for the characters.
It is through this approach, that we intend to make our children proficient in oral language, reading and writing and equip them to be citizens of the future.
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