At Grindleton C.E. Primary School we aim to inspire our pupils to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to become lifelong learners and linguists. We strive to ensure that all our pupils receive a well- rounded learning experience when reading, writing, speaking and listening, which will equip them with the fundamental tools to achieve. It is our intention to immerse pupils in quality texts to in still a love for reading.

WRITING

'Writing seen in some Year 2 and Year 4 classes was of a particularly high standard, with a good use of vocabulary.' Ofsted November 2016

Daily literacy sessions take place in all classes where children are taught the skills that they need to become thoughtful and imaginative writers.

Writing is taught through units of work that quite often link to the topics being studied in class. These focus on a specific type of text, e.g. recounts, instructions, fairy tales, etc.  The units take the children from reading and analysing examples of that particular text type, gathering and developing their ideas then writing their own.  As well as being taught to voice and improve their ideas, the children learn specific grammar, punctuation and spelling skills within each year group.

Details of the learning expected in each class can be found on their page in the ‘Classes’ section of the website.

Children are encouraged to present their ideas in a variety of formats, not simply in their exercise books.  These could be leaflets, posters, published books for our library or powerpoint, etc.  We believe that this helps the children to see themselves as writing for a real purpose.

Handwriting is taught using the ‘little and often’ philosophy.  The children are introduced to letters with a ‘flick’ in Reception Class with a more formal cursive writing style being introduced later in school, around Years Two or Three, depending on the ability of the child.  Sometime during Year Three, each child should earn their ‘Pen License’, which means that they move from writing with a pencil to a pen.  The children are very proud when they achieve this.  Pens and certificates are presented in Merit Assemblies.

Each half term we present a Writer of the half term award to a child in school.  Their work is displayed in the main corridor and they receive a special trophy to keep at home. This is a coveted award and the children work hard to achieve it.

Below you can see some exemplification documents for writing at various stages throughout a child's primary life.