Writing Curriculum

At Woodley Primary School, writing is at the heart of everything we do. Children are encouraged to write for a variety of audiences and in a variety of styles not only in English, but across the whole curriculum.  We are especially keen to encourage children to write creatively, to encourage a love of language and to give them a valuable channel for the expression of feelings.

Across our school, each class has a daily English lesson providing children with opportunities to develop their skills in sentence construction, punctuation and grammar. We use the ‘Talk for Writing’ approach where children orally rehearse and practise a range of different genres and texts. Through the use of story maps and shared writing, children explore new and challenging vocabulary, enabling them to become confident and creative writers.

The ‘Talk For Writing’ programme of study which we have created at Woodley, guides our children to reach their end points, where along the journey they become equipped with a variety of writing skills. Our aim is to not only ignite a passion for writing, but it is to also ensure that every child has the foundations they need to become lifelong learners, who can access the world around them.

Using a wide range of high quality texts, we aim to engage and inspire our children to write with creativity and imagination. We make the most of writing opportunities across the foundation subjects, including trips and visitors to school, to embed and further develop writing skills. Alongside ‘Talk For Writing’, EYFS use puppets and toys to bring stories to life and to inspire our youngest learners to engage with writing and mark making.