English - Writing
At Woodchester Endowed Church of England Primary School, writing is woven throughout our curriculum. We want our children to be writers who are confident, curious and independent.
Writing Intent
At Woodchester Endowed Church of England Primary School, we:
- Teach children to 'be writers'; we believe that the mastery of written language is a powerful gift and that it should be purposeful, rich and enjoyable for all.
- Promote enjoyment and a love of writing.
- Recognise that writing can be stimulated in a number of different ways and is supported by reading, speaking and listening, drama and personal experiences.
- Want writing to have purpose for the children. We plan cross-curricular writing opportunities as these give writing a clear purpose and meaning.
- Promote engagement with experiences, discussions, visits and use high-quality texts which are mapped each year and reviewed annually.
- Use writing to awaken an awareness of the world; we explore texts from different cultures and countries and use these as a stimulus for our writing.
- Provide children with effective feedback that is timely.
- Teach children that writing is a process and includes planning, drafting, editing and revising.
- Learn spelling patterns and strategies and teach children to use these in their writing.
Writing Implementation
- At the heart of each writing session is a high-quality text. We use CLPE's Power of Reading to support our writing. This is carefully mapped out in our long term English plans; we ensure that we cover a range of poetry, fiction and non-fiction writing.
- A range of teaching strategies are used, including: opportunities for oral rehearsal, drama, storymapping, book talk, shared writing, writing in role and peer and self-assessment. These are mapped out in our long term English plans.
- Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation activities are, as far as possible, fed into the writing activity and outcome intended.
Spelling
- The teaching of spelling is through Monster Phonics in EYFS and KS1.
- Spellings are taught daily in EYFS and KS1.
- Superhero Spelling is used in KS2 and follows on from Monster Phonics. From Year 3 onwards, the children have short, regular spelling lessons each week.
Handwriting
- Fine motor skills are developed in the EYFS and continued when necessary.
- In the EYFS, 'Ready to Write' routines and single, print letter formations are taught.
- Handwriting is taught using a cursive style from Year 1 onwards.
- Daily handwriting sessions ensure that handwriting is taught explicitly and regularly.
- We use Letter-join and encourage parents and carers to use the Letter-join resources at home.
Assessment
- Writing is assessed using the Woodchester age-related expectation framework (Year 1, 3, 4 and 5) and National Framework assessment criteria (Year 2 and 6).
- Writing in the EYFS and KS1 is often recorded using Seesaw.
- Writing data is gathered three times a year and recorded using our tracking system, Insight.
Promoting a love of writing
- Regular celebrations of writing include our Writer of the Week for each class and the Rotary Young Writer competition.
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Long-term English - Ash 25 - 26 | [pdf 338KB] |
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Long-term English - Beech 25 - 26 | [pdf 521KB] |
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EYFS and KS1 Writing Progression | [docx 59KB] |
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KS2 Writing Progression | [docx 63KB] |
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