Language Base Class

Mrs Hawthorne, Mrs Trafford, Miss McAndrew, Mrs Underhill & Miss Kiyani     

Welcome to the LB web page. Mrs Hawthorne is in school Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Mrs Trafford is in school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Miss McAndrew, Mrs Underhill & Miss Kiyani are supporting our wonderful children all week. If you have any concerns or queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

On this page you can find:

- Class information, including spellings and home learning;

- Information about our curriculum and learning, including an overview of our current topic.

- Information about SaLT (Mrs Hill and Mrs Crabtree)

Language Base Learning

Within Lickey Hills Language Base, each curriculum area is adapted to the needs of the current cohort of pupils. This creates a flexible and bespoke curriculum which changes annually. Additionally, many Language Base pupils access mainstream classes for some areas of the curriculum. Please visit the appropriate mainstream Year Group pages for curriculum overviews that your child accesses.

In Unit 1 in English, we will be introduced to a text called ‘Monster Machine’ by Nicola Robinson. We will use this text to explore punctuation, such as capital letters, finger spaces, full stops and commas in a list. We will use these to write our own simple sentences. We will identify adjectives and expanded noun phrases in a text and will begin to use them in our own writing. Throughout the unit, we will write a character description, a set of instructions and a letter. 

On PE days, please send your child to school in their PE kit - navy joggers or shorts with their coloured house t-shirt, a navy zip up jacket and velcro or slip on trainers. Please also make sure all earrings are removed or covered with tape before school on PE days.

Home Learning Information

All pupils in LB have a communication folder which holds their reading diary, weekly reading books, maths home learning book (Y1 - 6 only) and a communication book. Please return the communication folder to school each morning.  

Spellings will be set on Mondays to practice at home before a 'spelling quiz' on the following Monday. Please see the link below. Maths fluency questions are likewise set on Wednesday and due back by the following Monday. Children are also encouraged to use Times Tables Rock Stars and their login details are in their maths home learning books. We also strongly encourage our children to read at least three times a week at home, ensuring this is logged in their reading diaries.

SaLT Information

Mrs Hill and Mrs Crabtree (NHS Speech and Language Therapists) will be in school twice a week. They will work with individual pupils and lead both small group and whole group sessions. Mrs Hill and Mrs Crabtree will also work alongside mainstream staff to support pupil integration into their respective mainstream classes and generalise their speech, language and communication skills. Further specific Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) support will be delivered by Miss McAndrew and Mrs Underhill (Speech, Language and Communication Needs Teaching Assistant) throughout each week, organised by Mrs Hill and Mrs Crabtree.

If you have any concerns or queries, do not hesitate to get in touch with the school at office@lickeyhills.worcs.sch.uk

LB Medium Term plan Autumn 1LB Timetable - 2026-27EYFS and KS1 Phonics and Early Reading Parental Engagement 2026

LB Spellings Autumn 1