Writing

As a school, we believe that is it vital to ensure that all children develop the skills to write clearly, accurately and coherently in order to enable them to communicate with accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling.

We believe that this aim is best achieved through a rigorous, consistent approach to the teaching of writing that is rooted in the National Curriculum and designed to meet the needs and context of the school.

At Pyrcroft Grange we use the I am a Clever Writer approach to the teaching of Writing, this is based on a progression of skills across year groups that results in the acquisition of knowledge and skills so that all children know more, remember more and understand more.

Teaching sequences are carefully planned to ensure opportunities for consolidation and the development of a skill relating to the Clever Writer Checklist

 In order to ensure that skills are taught effectively and that progress is achieved, we use the I am a clever writer Progression in skills documents for both Genre and Skills as well as the assessment checklists per year group. These checklists have been created by reviewing the content of the National Curriculum to create an age-appropriate set of skills to ensure that key writing skills are taught and developed over-time to achieve rapid progress.

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