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Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS)

What pupils know by the end of KS2 26th September 2016

• Simple Present and Present Progressive • Verb ‘to be’ • Simple Past: regular and irregular verbs

• Past Progressive Tense • Suffixes • Co-ordinating Conjunctions • Identify and Understand: verb/noun/ adjective/ adverb

• Understand and Use: question/statement/ command/ exclamation

• Perfect Form: Present Perfect Tense

• Past Participle: regular/irregular verbs

• Adverbs: T M P

• Determiner • Subjunctive Form • Active Voice/Passive Voice • S V O • Multi clause sentences

incorporating subordination and co-ordination in writing

• Pronouns

• Prepositions of Time and Place

• Modal Verbs

• Possessive Pronouns

• Use of Brackets/Dash/Colon and Semi-Colon

• Antonyms and Synonyms

• Whole school consistent approach. • Highest expectations - no opting out. • High quality staff training for all which is revisited. • Staff know the curriculum and this is reflected in planning. • Explicit teaching of grammar/punctuation/spelling element. • Oral practice and repetition. • Daily English lessons with reinforcement and application of understanding. • Not taught in isolation. • Specific teaching of technical and high level vocabulary. • Application in writing and across the curriculum.