The most fundamental goal of the National Curriculum for English is for children to learn to communicate and engage with the world around them confidently and effectively. Our ambition is that pupils will learn to do so meaningfully and with purpose through the high quality structures and strong ambition in the CUSP English provision.

CUSP Reading has been purposefully built around the principles of evidence-led practice. The curriculum is built on three key foundations: explicit vocabulary instruction; explicit fluency instruction (prosodic reading) and opportunities to think hard. Every unit follows a clear and progressive sequence that immerses pupils meaningfully in rich and demanding texts that have been carefully curated.

Pupils have the opportunity throughout the primary journey to experience a wide range of literature, as well as studying extended texts in full. This ensures both breadth and depth in their reading diet. Strong lesson routines ensure consistent practice across the school and incremental progression in the demands of both the texts that pupils study and how they are asked to respond to these. CUSP Reading utilises all that we know about effective reading instruction and provides teachers with the framework to ensure a diet of excellence for all pupils.

The pedagogical routines in the CUSP Reading curriculum translate across all subjects. It is our ambition that every young person is able to unlock the curriculum and the wider world through rich reading experiences. We know that, to become an accomplished reader, pupils need to have extensive stores of vocabulary and be able to read fluently. This helps them to think hard about rich, brilliant literature, ultimately leading them to becoming readers for life.