Vision

Our vision at West Byfleet Junior School is to ensure that all of our pupils have the skills to equip them to be successful in life, and the teaching of English is at the heart of this. Through being taught to write and speak fluently, pupils learn to communicate their ideas and emotions to others; through their reading and listening, others can respond and communicate back. Reading allows pupils the chance to develop culturally, emotionally, spiritually and socially.  Through reading a wide variety of texts pupils acquire new knowledge and build on what they already know. In order to participate fully as a member of society, all the skills of language are essential.

At WBJS we believe that all children have the potential to be readers. Therefore, for those children who are not yet confident in their phonics, we use the Little Wandle Rapid Catch-up scheme to catch them up as quickly as possible. This is the same scheme used at our main feeder school, West Byfleet Infant School, so the children are familiar with the mantras and routines to help them progress rapidly.

English Leader: Emily Barrett 

It is incredibly exciting to be leading English at West Byfleet Junior School. I have always been a keen reader, and love that feeling of escapism when becoming lost in a book. It brings me great pleasure recommending my favourite books to the children at school and watching them enjoy them as much as I did when I was young; even better when they love the characters as much as I do! Seeing these stories become inspiration for children’s writing is extremely rewarding– they take them to places you never thought was possible!