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Important update from TheSchoolRun

For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.

What this means for subscribers:

  • Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
  • In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
  • As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.

A few changes to be aware of:

  • The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
  • The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.

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What your child learns in Key Stage 1 English

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Your guide to what your child will learn in Years 1 and 2 in English and literacy.

English is made up reading, writing, and speaking and listening. During Key Stage 1 the material they will be using may include:

  • Stories and poems with familiar settings
  • Imaginary worlds
  • Fairy tales
  • Strories from other cultures
  • Poems
  • Plays
  • Non-fiction and information books

Reading

Your school will probably have a reading scheme which your child will follow and they will bring books home to read. At school they will read with their teacher, or in small groups, known as ‘guided reading’.

You child will learn:

  • to sound and name the letters of the alphabet
  • groups of letters
  • letters which can make different sounds
  • to use phonics to help them read unfamiliar words
  • how to identify syllables
  • to read around 150 familiar words automatically
  • how to describe characters and plot
  • to read non-fiction books for information

Writing

Children will create their own versions of familiar stories as well as pieces of non-fiction. By the end of KS1 they will be planning their work and writing longer pieces with a beginning, middle and end.

Your child will learn to:

  • hold a pencil correctly
  • form upper and lower case letters correctly
  • join some letters
  • use capital letters, full stops and question marks
  • begin to use commas
  • write familiar words correctly and attempt new words

Speaking and listening

This will include telling stories and reading aloud. As the children progress, they will put on short performances and speak in front of an audience.

Your child will learn to:

  • speak clearly
  • listen carefully to others
  • join in class discussions
  • take part in drama activities

Find out more about Year 1 English and Year 2 English.