Writing at Wigton Moor

What does our writing curriculum look like as pupils move through school?

In Reception pupils write:

cards and letters to their friends and families as well as invitations, shopping lists, plans etc. in the role play areas
stories on the large and small whiteboards
words on the iPads
they take part in adult-directed writing tasks
they develop their phonetically plausible writing
they develop letter formation skills.

In KS1 pupils:

write for a range of a purposes and audiences
develop further their writing skills, practising accurate basic sentence punctuation
they begin to include descriptive detail and a wider range of vocabulary in their writing appropriate to the audience and purpose of the task
they continue to develop their phonic transcription skills and developing knowledge of spelling
they continue to develop letter formation skills and begin to write using cursive style handwriting

Lower KS2 pupils

continue to write using a range of genres, for a variety of a purposes and audiences
continue to develop and expand their range of vocabulary and begin to make considered language choices
they extend their range of sentence structures
they begin develop their proof reading skills to further improve the accuracy of their spelling, punctuation and grammar
they begin to evaluate and edit their work to improve their language choices
they develop a neat, joined cursive handwriting style and are able to present neat final drafts of completed pieces of work

Upper KS2 pupils

continue to write using a range of genres, for a variety of a purposes and audiences and develop an understanding of genre choices
continue to develop and expand their range of vocabulary and make considered and precise language choices
they extend their range of sentence structures further
they use their proof reading skills to further improve the accuracy of their spelling, punctuation and grammar
they evaluate and edit their work to improve their precise language choices
they use a neat, joined and legible handwriting style and are able to present neat final drafts of completed pieces of work

We love to write in Reception!

The children enjoy writing: