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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.

*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.

Year 3 English: What your child learns

Girl reading at her desk
Your guide to what your child will be taught in English lessons in Year 3 as they move into KS2.

Literacy is still a daily lesson in Year 3, made up of:

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Speaking and listening

Topics the children may cover include:

Reading in Year 3 – your child will:

  • apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and understand the meaning of new words they meet
  • read a range of fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction texts
  • re-tell stories orally
  • perform poems and play scripts, showing understanding through intonation and action
  • infer characters' feelings though their actions, justifying their inference with evidence
  • identify main ideas drawn and summarise these

Children should be allowed to choose a book at school to take home with them to read. You may be given an exercise book to write your comments in when you read with them. Children may read with their teacher in groups (this is called guided reading). Alternatively, they may explore texts as a whole class (this is called Whole Class Reading). Different schools will use different approaches. 
 

Try this at home:

  • Keep reading together: even if your child is fluent, you can share stories and talk about themes
  • Branch out – children develop favourite authors or themes at this age, but it’s good to broaden their choices by offering alternatives. Ask at your local library for ideas for new authors to try
  • Word puzzles can be fun – encourage them to try a simple wordsearch

Writing in Year 3 – your child will:

  • understand how to spell words with a variety of prefixes and suffixes
  • become more confident in joining their handwriting, increasing its legibility and quality
  • use a wider range of connectives (when, before, after, while, so, because)
  • start using inverted commas to punctuate speech
  • create settings, characters and plot in narratives using a range of descriptive language
  • use organisational devices such as bullet points and sub-headings
  • assess and improve their writing

Try this at home:

  • Play ‘hangman’ – it’s a simple game but it reinforces spelling and letters
  • Let your child send an email or help them find a penpal – typing a letter to a friend or relative is good spelling and keyboard practice
  • Make up stories together – gather together some favourite toys and make up an adventure for them (put your child in the story, too)

If you want to consolidate your child's learning at home, try our Year 3 English worksheets for spelling, grammar, punctuation and handwriting practice. 

Check your Y3 child's progress in English with our free Y3 English Progress checks, three mini-tests for the autumn, spring and summer terms.


















Explore the Year 3 English and Maths Learning Journey programmes