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.
*If you need to reset your password, it will still work as usual. Please check your spam folder if the reset email doesn’t appear in your inbox.
What your child learns in Key Stage 2 English

English is still a daily lesson in KS2, and is made up of:
- Reading
- Writing
- Speaking and listening


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Topics the children may cover during this Key Stage include:
- Myths and legends
- Adventure and mystery stories
- Poetry
- Stories with historical settings
- Stories in imaginary worlds
- Stories from other cultures
- Significant authors
- Classic novels
- Drama
- Newspapers and magazine articles
- Information texts
- Persuasive writing
- Biography and autobiography
Reading
Throughout KS2 the children move from decoding words to interpretation. At the start of year 3 most children are reading around 300 of the most frequent words: by the end of year 6, most are confident, fluent readers.
Your child will learn to:
- Read new words independently
- Understand themes, plots and ideas
- Recognise the use of figurative language
- Use structure
- Compare different writing styles
- Find information in a piece of non-fiction
Writing
Writing develops through KS2: handwriting becomes clearer and neater, spelling is more accurate, and punctuation is used correctly. The children write longer pieces now, using characters, dialogue and more imaginative vocabulary.
What your child will learn:
- Paragraphs
- Punctuation
- Connectives
- Clauses with commas
- Adverbs
- Possessive apostrophes
- Direct and reported speech
- Active and passive voice
Speaking and listening
Children take part in class discussions and develop more confidence with drama and role-play.
What your child will learn:
- Performance skills
- Improvisation
- Speaking to an audience