Independence
Independence
Developing skilled, independent writers is at the core of our Writing Process. We endeavour to inspire our pupils to write for a variety of purposes and audiences whenever possible through incidental opportunities and organised competitions.
Baseline to Independent Write
The central purpose of our Writing Process is to enable pupils to become independent writers, who make their own authorial choices in their writing. At the beginning of every topic, pupils are baselined in the genre, providing teachers with opportunities for diagnostic analysis of prior learning, misconceptions in grammar and syntax and crucially, individual targets for where the next steps in the learning should go for groups or individuals. At the end of each topic, pupils produce an independent piece of writing, using the knowledge and skills they have learnt, and apply it in a different context. This provides teachers with an objective measure of progress from their initial baseline assessment.
Writing Ambassadors
All pupils have access to writing materials at lunchtimes to support further independent writing for pleasure. This initiative is monitored by the Writing Ambassadors for each year group, who provide challenges and writing prompts.
"At lunchtimes, we organise different writing activities that pupils can do. Lots of children enjoy writing stories, poems, songs and even cards! We make sure that everyone has the right equipment and set a challenge each day." Hannah
100 Word Story Competition
"I enjoy writing in my spare time and making my own books, lists and poems. When we learnt about Pop Art in school, I created a fact sheet all about Andy Warhol at home." David B