Although we live in an electronic age, children do need to be able to express themselves on paper and we therefore believe that the ability to spell accurately is an essential life skill.
In Reception and Year 1, children are taught spelling through the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme.
From Year 2, children are taught spelling regularly through the No Nonsense Spelling programme. They are given activities appropriate to their abilities, investigating rules and patterns that will help them to develop strategies for spelling. They are then encouraged to apply these in the spelling of unfamiliar words.
Spelling Strategies
The strategies below are introduced incrementally throughout the No Nonsense Spelling scheme and can then be used to support learning spellings at home.
