SPaG

SPaG stands for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

At Whitehouse Common, SPAG is taught both within and in addition to the daily English lessons. Often SPAG starters are used to remind pupils of prior learning or introduce a new concept ahead of a focused lesson and input takes a variety of forms including quizzes, activities and videos.

As a school, we follow the Grammarsaurus scheme to deliver our SPAG curriculum and, as part of this programme of learning, weekly spelling words are set. Each word set within this weekly list will also have a definition to support their understanding and development of vocabulary.

In addition to a weekly spelling test, children undertake a half-termly Grammarsaurus SPaG test to assess their attainment and progress and pupils are provided with the challenge of competing in the Spelling Bee events that are organised across the school.