Our principal aim is to nurture, inspire and prepare our children so that they leave Streethay Primary School with a wide range of happy and rich memories in English, formed through interesting and exciting writing experiences. Writing is at the very heart of our curriculum and we aspire to ensure all children become confident and competent writers which will enable them to have future successes in their lives.
Our aims:
- -Deliver an engaging & exciting curriculum that helps develop a love of writing & inspires children to want to write.
- -Encourage creativity in writing to develop imaginative writing building upon knowledge year by year.
- -Provide children with component knowledge in grammar, spelling, punctuation and composition for their year group
- -Support children to express their thoughts and ideas clearly and creatively in their writing,
- -Develop children’s authorial skills by exposing them to the writing process. Including proof-reading and editing to enhance their work.
- -Support children to be articulate and confident communicators who express themselves and engage in discussions.
Writing Curriculum Statement
Seeds of Writing
Curriculum Progression in Writing
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