Manea Community Primary School Writing Intent, Implementation and Impact
Intent
At Manea Community Primary School, we intend for our children to leave as confident, capable and independent writers, who not only understand the purpose and importance of writing but also enjoy the writing process. We intend for children to apply their writing skills across the curriculum and in a variety of contexts.
Following the aims and objectives of the National Curriculum, and with the support of Grammarsaurus, we have built a progressive programme which builds upon previous teaching and ensures that each child’s needs are met.
We want our children to draw upon a rich exposure to quality literature so that throughout the writing process, they can write as a reader and read as a writer. We intend for our children to be able to communicate and express themselves effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences and ensure that a wide variety of text types are covered throughout the year.
We also want all of our children to be able to spell new words by effectively applying spelling patterns and rules. They will build upon their phonic knowledge, which starts with the Little Wandle revised Letters and Sounds SSP in Foundation Stage, and carry this forward into learning spelling rules following the Jane Considine Spelling Book in KS2.
We believe that all children should be encouraged to take pride in the presentation of their writing by developing a legible, joined, handwriting style. As such, daily handwriting practise, following the Nelson scheme, and fine motor skill interventions take place in all classes. From Year 5, children may choose to write in either pen or pencil.
Implementation
All children receive a daily Literacy lesson and children in Foundation Stage also have multiple opportunities to write within their continuous provision activities and challenges. Within each unit of work, carefully sequenced lessons ensure that prior learning of grammar, punctuation and spelling is revisited and developed.
As we have mixed year groups, we apply a two-year rolling cycle to our Long-Term Plans, to ensure all objectives are covered. Cycle A and Cycle B overviews set out which text types are to be taught, to ensure children are writing for a range of purposes and audiences. Through our work with Grammarsaurus, we have also been able to link high quality model texts to each of our units.
For children to know their Next Steps in Literacy, we value the impact of individual verbal feedback. Teachers complete marksheets during the lessons and provide quality feedback to students during the lesson to help move their learning on. Children respond to this verbal feedback by editing and improving their work in a blue pen or pencil.
Appropriate scaffolding and support is put in place for all children who require it and teacher’s planning identifies those who would benefit most from this. All adults working in the classes are provided with this planning so can tailor their support to those children and try to push their learning on.
Impact
We aim for all children to leave Manea Primary School as happy, confident writers, who have the key skills and knowledge necessary for the next stage of their learning.
The impact of our writing curriculum will be measured through: