01409 281220
Shebbear, Beaworthy,
EX21 5SG
09:00 - 15:30
Monday to Friday
01409 281220
Shebbear, Beaworthy,
EX21 5SG
09:00 - 15:30
Monday to Friday
At our school, we believe that reading for pleasure is one of the most important gifts we can give our pupils. Reading opens doors to new worlds, sparks imagination, builds knowledge, and develops a lifelong love of learning.
We encourage all pupils to read regularly, both in school and at home. Through high-quality texts, engaging classroom book corners, story times, library visits, and opportunities to discuss books, children are inspired to become enthusiastic and confident readers.
Reading for pleasure helps pupils to:
We celebrate reading in many ways, including author visits, reading challenges, themed events, and opportunities for pupils to recommend and share their favourite books with others.
We encourage families to support reading at home by making time to read together, discussing books, and helping pupils discover stories and genres that excite and inspire them.
Our aim is for every child to leave our school not only able to read well, but also with a genuine love of reading that will stay with them throughout their lives.
Helping your child with reading at home: We ask that pupils of all ages (including the oldest and most able readers) are heard reading at home as often as possible. Whilst your child is on the RWI phonics scheme, the book they will bring home will be one which they have practiced in school and they should be able to read confidently with you. After pupils have completed the RWI phonics schemes, the school will encourage your child to choose high quality texts which challenge their reading ability but continue to foster their love of reading. We prioritise reading as a key element of the children’s homework. Hearing the children read helps build confidence and gives adults at home the opportunity to see how their reading is developing while having the opportunity to offer corrections and advice to improve further. As well as being able to read fluently, the children need to develop a good comprehension of what they have read. This may mean understanding what a particular word or expression means, being able to retrieve a particular piece of information, predict what may happen next in the story or being able to interpret what the author is trying to get across to the reader.
The following document may help with this by suggesting possible questions that you could use.
These links may also be useful when hearing your child read at home but also how to encourage them to read as much as they can.
Handwriting Policy September 2026 pending approval
Writing in Year 2 (after completion of RWI Get Writing) and KS2 is taught through The Write Stuff approach by Jane Considine. This method allows pupils to improve their oracy and widen their vocabulary in every lesson, whilst deepening their understanding of writerly choices. Pupils love their writing lessons and can’t wait to show what they’ve learnt in their independent extended pieces at the end of each unit.
All our writing is taught through the ‘writing rainbow’ which provides a lens for the writer to focus through in order to ensure all writing is effective and engaging for the reader, whilst meeting the intended purpose.
Shebbear Community Primary School was founded in 1877. It is set in the heart of the Devon countryside, in the small rural village of Shebbear.
"Staff are happy, enthusiastic and have fun with the children which means learning becomes embedded."
"We continue to be very pleased and impressed by the education offered to our children; the teachers, assistants and governors/SSSG all work very hard for the children’s benefit."
"I would never worry about my child whilst at Shebbear School."
Shebbear, Beaworthy, EX21 5SG
Week Days: 09:00-15:30
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