Reading
It is our intent at Burlington Junior School to provide pupils with a high-quality education in Reading so that children are able to read fluently with confidence.
We intend to encourage all pupils to read widely across both fiction and non-fiction to develop their knowledge of themselves, the world in which they live, to establish an appreciation and love of reading, to gain knowledge across the curriculum and develop their comprehension skills.
Further information
Reading curriculum posts
Priory Church – Christmas Carol Service
On Friday 22nd December, the children walked down to the Priory Church to participate in our yearly carol service, together with Burlington Infant School. It was [...]
Reading Bingo
Well done to all the children who completed their reading bingo challenge - each child received a new book and a winner from each year received a [...]
Bread Making – Year 5
Year 5 have been loving their recent DT unit, refining their knowledge of the process of design. We have researched different types of bread and thought about [...]
Well Being Wednesday
This week has been 'Children's Mental Health Week' (1st - 7th February). This was first launched by Place2Be and has been developed in conjunction with [...]
Home Learning
Well done to all the children and parents who have been busy learning at home. It was lovely to see their work on Class Dojo and how [...]
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“Leaders achieve this
through daily story-time sessions and ‘reading ambassadors’ who promote reading with their peers.”
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“Leaders create a positive environment where pupils flourish.”
“Furthermore, leaders invite pupils to attend afterschool sessions to help them catch up quickly.”
“Staff, including those at the early stages of their careers, say they feel supported to fulfil their roles.”
