Year 5 English Curriculum Plan (UK National Curriculum)
Year 5 English builds on Year 4, developing more sophisticated reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Pupils should read widely, write with increasing confidence, and express ideas clearly in both speech and writing.
Autumn Term
Focus: Reading comprehension, narrative writing, and vocabulary development
- Weeks 1–2: Reading comprehension - retrieving and interpreting information
- Weeks 3–4: Word reading - applying knowledge of morphology and etymology
- Weeks 5–6: Writing narratives - planning and drafting stories with dialogue
- Weeks 7–8: Spoken language - participating in formal discussions
- Weeks 9–10: Grammar and punctuation - using relative clauses and modal verbs
- Weeks 11–12: Vocabulary development - using ambitious vocabulary in writing
Spring Term
Focus: Poetry, non-fiction writing, and inference skills
- Weeks 1–2: Reading comprehension - making inferences and justifying predictions
- Weeks 3–4: Poetry - reading, performing, and writing poems
- Weeks 5–6: Non-fiction writing - writing explanations and reports
- Weeks 7–8: Spoken language - presenting information and ideas
- Weeks 9–10: Grammar - using expanded noun phrases and adverbials
- Weeks 11–12: Vocabulary - exploring word meanings and connotations
Summer Term
Focus: Playscripts, persuasive writing, and reading fluency
- Weeks 1–2: Reading comprehension - summarising main ideas from longer texts
- Weeks 3–4: Writing playscripts - creating dialogue and stage directions
- Weeks 5–6: Persuasive writing - writing arguments and letters
- Weeks 7–8: Spoken language - debating and justifying opinions
- Weeks 9–10: Grammar and punctuation - using semicolons and colons
- Weeks 11–12: End-of-year assessment and reading fluency check