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Sherford Vale School and Nursery

Sherford ValeSchool and Nursery

Sherford ValeSchool and Nursery

Writing

At Sherford Vale, we endeavour to create a love for writing, striving for every child to leave us with the skills of an excellent writer. Throughout their learning journey, children develop their skills by exploring a wide-range of genres, with a focus on exploring a range of models and using these to guide the drafting and editing process to create and publish a piece of writing, as the author themselves. We expect the highest standards of writing every time a child writes in any subject. Through our intent, our aims are:

  • Children have the ability to write with fluency and see themselves as the author.
  • Children are writing for a purpose and writing is engaging, with consideration of the impact on the reader, knowing how this can be achieved.
  • Children develop writing from high-quality text models and worked examples through a shared writing approach.
  • Children develop proficiency in writing in a range of genres, have a sophisticated bank of vocabulary, and an excellent knowledge of writing techniques to extend details or description.
  • Opportunities for writing are purposefully developed through other areas of the curriculum and beyond the school.
  • Children develop writing stamina.
  • Children are motivated to re-read, edit and improve their writing so every piece of writing they produce is to the best of their ability and better than the last.
  • Children display excellent transcription skills that ensure their writing is well-presented, punctuated and spelt correctly.

Implementation
We ensure that children develop the skills needed to be an effective writer:

  • Teachers ensure that opportunities for writing are regularly provided across the curriculum for a range of purposes and in a range of contexts.
  • A model of shared writing is used as a method of gradual release to independent writing opportunities.
  • Children are provided with clear expectations and outcomes when writing, dependent on their age and stage.
  • Fidelity in the teaching of Phonics and Spelling is consistently taught and applied.
  • High-quality texts are used to explore and build towards independent writing.
  • Teachers use a four-stage model when teaching writing:
  • Learning about the text (immersion).
  • Practising writing (shared writing).
  • Independent writing.
  • Proof-reading/editing.

Impact
The impact of our writing curriculum, model of gradual release and appropriate and live feedback for each child can be seen in the progress that children make in their own writing. As a result, we have a community of enthusiastic writers who enjoy showcasing themselves as writers. They are becoming more confident to take risks in their writing, they have flow, flair and control, and love to discuss and share their ideas and outcomes.