Applying skills from both Year 1 and Year 2, this publication is based around the theme of wolves and integrates both narrative and non-fiction in a 5-6 week sequence. Children will share in the delights of The Way Home for Wolf by Rachel Bright and Jim Field, before taking on the role of researchers to find out more about wolves and other animals. Using their newly found facts, children will produce an information leaflet to inform an audience. The unit concludes with a return to fiction, where children will create an innovation based on the original story.

Themed around magic, mystery and much more, both the narrative and non-fiction units within this publication, interweave reading and writing skills from Year 5 and Year 6. Children will be taken on a magical journey whilst reading Ross MacKenzie’s award-winning The Nowhere Emporium. Regular short and long writing opportunities are embedded throughout the sequence - with opportunities for further challenge and independent writing also signposted – whilst the final written outcome is an extended narrative based around the plot of The Nowhere Emporium. This is followed by a non-fiction unit, flexibly themed around magic or the circus – it’s your choice! Following research, children will work towards producing a hybrid information text in the form of a magazine page. This includes a mini biography, a discussion text and a non-chronological report. The children could be finding out about the history of magic, researching a famous magician or discussing whether animals should be allowed to perform in a circus. Lots of interesting facts to find and discussions to have!

Harry the Happy Mouse by N.G.K and Janelle Dimmett Based around the heart-warming story of Harry the Happy Mouse, this integrated unit supports the application of Reception to Year 1 phonics, reading and sentence construction skills. The half termly unit is designed to include a focus on rhymes, poems and songs, followed by both a fiction unit (2-3 weeks) and a non-fiction unit (1-2 weeks). Within the narrative unit, children will be engaged with an oral retelling of the story of Harry and his walk, making people happy along the way. (Be sure to pack your walking boots!) Children will engage in short writing opportunities, including thought and feeling bubbles, lists and thank you notes/letters, in addition to an extended retelling of the story. Following on from the narrative, an information sequence of work is also provided, in which children will create information posters on one of the focus animals.

The Key Learning documents are based on the programmes of study from the National Curriculum and pinpoint the key pieces of learning in each year group for Y1 to Y6. They build upon the statutory elements to provide teachers with more specific guidance, further examples or additional and relevant objectives to ensure clarity, cohesion and continuity. This package will enable you to identify the Key Learning within English and Mathematics. The subjects included are as follows: English (Reading) English (Writing) Mathematics Spoken Language

The tests are designed to resemble the national end of key stage tests in both appearance, structure and question design and have been written by consultants involved in development of the national tests. They will therefore support children in becoming familiar with the end of Key Stage tests. The Lancashire Mathematics Assessment Tests are designed to support teachers in confirming their teacher assessments at the end of each term. They complement the Lancashire Mathematics Planning Support Disc which revisits curriculum content on a termly basis, which has been identified through research by Ofsted as the most effective approach to learning. They also complement the Mathematics Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS), which provide approximate end of term expectations, and the Lancashire KLIPs Assessment system. They can, however, be used alongside any other assessment systems. The end of Autumn term tests assess only the content of the mathematics curriculum that has been covered within the Planning Support Disc for that term. The questions are also pitched against a realistic expectation of what children should have achieved up to that point in time, which corresponds to the first parts within the Learning and Progression Steps. This ensures the assessments for the end of Autumn and Spring terms are not against end of year expectations. This means that the tests will only measure whether a child is either on track to achieve the end of year expectations or whether they are not. The Lancashire Mathematics Team will not produce a marking threshold to indicate attainment as the tests are intended to be used to support the teacher’s professional judgement of the children’s abilities.

The KLIPs, or Key Learning Indicators of Performance, have been developed from Lancashire’s National Curriculum Support Materials, which detail the key learning in reading and writing for each year group. These key learning grids for each year group can be used to provide: Detailed assessment information for the teacher to use to inform their future planning of next steps (formative). Overall judgements which can be made more summatively (for example once a term), to enable senior leadership teams to track progress across the school, during the year. This will assist schools with self-evaluation and in informing discussions with others e.g. inspection teams, about attainment and progress. A means of informing parents about attainment and progress. The underlined statements on the grids have been identified as Key Learning Indicators of Performance (KLIPs) as these have the greatest impact on the further development of skills and subsequent learning. Consequently, the Key Learning Indicators of Performance (KLIPs) play a particularly significant role in the assessment process.

Assessment materials to support ongoing, day to day planning, assessment and progression as well as summative judgements against year group expectations. This resource provides teachers with formats which can be used for both planning and to help track progress of children linked to the National Curriculum programme of study and year group expectations. The resource includes: A set of Key Learning for each year group as a reference guide for long term planning. Working Scientifically Skills Ladders which provide support for teaching and a format for tracking progression of skills against year group expectations. An A4 grid for every unit of work in each year group which can be used for planning and assessment (linked to Knowledge and Conceptual Understanding). Four examples to select from or adapt with ideas on how to collate judgements of pupil progress over a unit. A summary of how to use the materials to suit your setting

The KLIPs, or Key Learning Indicators of Performance, have been developed from Lancashire’s National Curriculum Support Materials, which detail the key learning in reading and writing for each year group. These key learning grids for each year group can be used to provide: Detailed assessment information for the teacher to use to inform their future planning of next steps (formative). Overall judgements which can be made more summatively (for example once a term), to enable senior leadership teams to track progress across the school, during the year. This will assist schools with self-evaluation and in informing discussions with others e.g. inspection teams, about attainment and progress. A means of informing parents about attainment and progress. The underlined statements on the grids have been identified as Key Learning Indicators of Performance (KLIPs) as these have the greatest impact on the further development of skills and subsequent learning. Consequently, the Key Learning Indicators of Performance (KLIPs) play a particularly significant role in the assessment process.

This brand new booklet has been created to provide a bank of ideas to support teachers in developing ideas for responding to texts in reading. The ideas can be used within the reading phase of an English unit and in guided reading sessions. Each section includes an overview of approaches with scaffolds and prompts that can be adapted and modified to suit the learning being developed across a range of year groups.

The Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS) are designed to scaffold the learning required in order to meet the expectations of the National Curriculum in writing. The learning has been broken down into smaller steps to support teachers in planning appropriate learning opportunities for both whole class and differentiated groups.

The Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS) are designed to scaffold the learning required in order to meet the expectations of the National Curriculum in reading. The learning has been broken down into smaller steps to support teachers in planning appropriate learning opportunities for both whole class and differentiated groups.

The Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS) are designed to scaffold the learning required in order to meet the expectations of the National Curriculum in Mathematics. Statements in the Lancashire Key Learning for Mathematics document have been broken down into smaller steps to support teachers in planning appropriate learning opportunities. These key pieces of learning will support pupils in becoming fluent in the knowledge and skills of the curriculum and ensure that the learning is effective and sustained. The number of steps is dependent on the learning and do not constitute expectations for the end of each term. The final step in the progression for each strand of learning is the end of year expectation. The Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS) have been derived from the Lancashire Key Learning in Mathematics statements, identified primarily from the National Curriculum programmes of study. How might Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS) in Maths be useful? Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS) may be used in a number of ways. For whole class teaching, LAPS may be used to support differentiation. When planning, it may be appropriate to use LAPS statements to inform learning objectives for a session or number of sessions. Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS) in Maths should be selected according to the learning needs of the individual or group. Emphasis however, should always be on developing breadth and depth of learning to ensure skills, knowledge and understanding are sufficiently embedded before moving on. The LAPS should not be used as an assessment tool, but they can inform teachers about children’s progress towards the end of year expectations at the end of each term.

The Key Learning documents are based on the programmes of study from the National Curriculum and pinpoint the key pieces of learning in each year group for Y1 to Y6. They build upon the statutory elements to provide teachers with more specific guidance, further examples or additional and relevant objectives to ensure clarity, cohesion and continuity. This package will enable you to identify the Key Learning within Science and the Foundation subjects. The subjects included are as follows: Art and Design Computing Design and Technology Geography History Languages Music Physical Education Science

Fast Forward Grammar 2 replaces the original Fast Forward Grammar 1 publication developed by a group of leading teachers. It has been developed to prepare pupils for the higher expectations in the revised National Curriculum and to support them to achieve successfully in the Grammar and Punctuation test at the end of Year 6. This resource is a fourteen week programme of three sessions per week focusing upon sentence structure, word classes and grammatical terminology.

The Lancashire Mathematics Assessment Tests are designed to support teachers in confirming their teacher assessments at the end of each term. They complement the Lancashire Mathematics Planning Support Disc, the Mathematics Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS) and also the Lancashire KLIPs Assessment system. They can, however, be used alongside any other assessment systems. The end of Summer term tests assess only the content of the mathematics curriculum that has been covered within the Planning Support Disc for that term. The questions are also pitched against a realistic expectation of what children should have achieved up to that point in time, which corresponds to the first parts within the Learning and Progression Steps. This means that the tests will only measure whether a child is either on track to achieve the end of year expectations or whether they are not. The results will not give a precise attainment score for children working outside of the year group expectations, however, if a child in Year 4 is suspected of achieving in line with a child beginning to learn the Year 3 curriculum, then they could sit the Year 3 tests to confirm a teacher assessment of ‘Entering’ Year 3. The end of Summer term tests will assess whether a child has achieved the end of year expectations for that year. The tests for Year 6 will assess the Year 6 curriculum only and therefore will not be representative of the national end of Key Stage 2 test papers, which assess content from across the whole Key Stage. The tests are designed to resemble the national end of key stage tests in both appearance, structure and question design. They will therefore support children in becoming familiar with the national end of Key Stage tests.

The Lancashire Mathematics Assessment Tests are designed to support teachers in confirming their teacher assessments at the end of each term. They complement the Lancashire Mathematics Planning Support Disc, the Mathematics Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS) and also the Lancashire KLIPs Assessment system. They can, however, be used alongside any other assessment systems. The end of Spring term tests assess only the content of the mathematics curriculum that has been covered within the Planning Support Disc for that term. The questions are also pitched against a realistic expectation of what children should have achieved up to that point in time, which corresponds to the first parts within the Learning and Progression Steps. This ensures the assessments for the end of the Spring term are not against end of year expectations. This means that the tests will only measure whether a child is either on track to achieve the end of year expectations or whether they are not. The results will not give a precise attainment score for children working outside of the year group expectations, however, if a child in Year 4 is suspected of achieving in line with a child beginning to learn the Year 3 curriculum, then they could sit the Year 3 tests to confirm a teacher assessment of `Entering’ Year 3. The end of Spring term tests will assess whether a child is on track to achieve the end of year expectations at that point in time. The end of Summer term tests will assess whether a child has achieved the end of year expectations for that year. The tests for Year 6 will assess the Year 6 curriculum only and therefore will not be representative of the national end of Key Stage 2 test papers, which assess content from across the whole Key Stage. The tests are designed to resemble the national end of key stage tests in both appearance, structure and question design. They will therefore support children in becoming familiar with the national end of Key Stage tests.

Fast Forward Spelling has been developed to prepare pupils for the higher expectations in the current National Curriculum and to support them to achieve successfully in both papers of the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test at the end of Year 6. This intervention has been designed to address any gaps in learning. Fast Forward Spelling is a twelve week programme with daily sessions planned for each week. It focuses on: Spelling rules and conventions Teaching approaches Independent practice.

The tests are designed to resemble the national end of key stage tests in both appearance, structure and question design and have been written by consultants involved in development of the national tests. They will therefore support children in becoming familiar with the end of Key Stage tests. The Lancashire Mathematics Assessment Tests are designed to support teachers in confirming their teacher assessments at the end of each term. They complement the Lancashire Mathematics Planning Support Disc which revisits curriculum content on a termly basis, which has been identified through research by Ofsted as the most effective approach to learning. They also complement the Mathematics Learning and Progression Steps (LAPS), which provide approximate end of term expectations, and the Lancashire KLIPs Assessment system. They can, however, be used alongside any other assessment systems. The end of Autumn term tests assess only the content of the mathematics curriculum that has been covered within the Planning Support Disc for that term. The questions are also pitched against a realistic expectation of what children should have achieved up to that point in time, which corresponds to the first parts within the Learning and Progression Steps. This ensures the assessments for the end of Autumn and Spring terms are not against end of year expectations. This means that the tests will only measure whether a child is either on track to achieve the end of year expectations or whether they are not. The Lancashire Mathematics Team will not produce a marking threshold to indicate attainment as the tests are intended to be used to support the teacher’s professional judgement of the children’s abilities.

A systematic, synthetic phonics catch up planning programme following on from Red Rose Letters and Sounds. This planning programme has been developed, evaluated and refined, using the expertise of effective classroom practitioners and phonics experts at LPDS. The intent behind the programme is to provide rigorous and thorough planning to enable children in Year 2 and KS2, who are falling behind, to catch up with their phonic knowledge and application in reading and writing. The programme includes: • a baseline diagnostic screening for blending and segmenting sentences; • an overview of the Phase 4 and Phase 5 Grapheme Phoneme Correspondences covered; • carefully sequenced 12 weeks planning focusing on Phase 4 and the high value Grapheme Phoneme Correspondences from Phase 5; • comprehensive daily lesson planning following the revisit/review, teach, practise and apply phonic teaching sequence; • an opportunity to revisit all of Phase 2, 3, 4 and 5 Tricky Words, High Frequency Words and Common Exception Words (both decodable and non-decodable); • word banks that directly match the teaching of focused graphemes. Plus, additional words to broaden vocabulary and to provide stretch and challenge; • application opportunities planned throughout to ensure blending and segmenting of words and sentences; • a detailed games document; and • a comprehensive assessment tool which includes frequent reflection checkpoints.