National Curriculum
The Trust follows the National Curriculum for English and teaching of writing is further supported through the use of the Pegasus ‘I can’ statements for writing.
Our children are taught writing through daily literacy lessons and cross curricular work. Writing is seen as equally important in all areas of the curriculum with every lesson a writing lesson.
During English lessons, children are provided with opportunities to immerse themselves in quality texts and learn the technical skills of writing (grammar, text structure and sentence structure and punctuation).
Pupils are also provided with regular opportunities to write at length. They complete tasks that have a clear audience and purpose. This develops the children’s understanding of writing for real purposes and develops an awareness of the needs of the audience.
Children are given regular opportunities to draft, discuss and edit and improve their writing. We want our children to develop into fully independent writers who have a passion for English and are able to use the various styles and conventions of writing.
