Writing at Snape Wood Primary School

The development of an effective literacy skillset is fundamental to the achievement of a rich and fulfilling life. We use these skills every day in order to communicate with, and make sense of, the world around us. As such, the better we are at these skills the more successful we can expect to be in life. At Snape Wood we recognise that improving literacy and learning will have an impact on students’ self-esteem, motivation, behaviour and attainment. It allows them to learn independently and is empowering.

Snape Wood’s curriculum is underpinned by developing students’ abilities to speak, listen, read and write for a wide range of purposes, including using language to learn, communicate, think, explore and organise. Helping students to express themselves clearly, through development of vocabulary, both orally and in writing, enhances and enriches teaching and learning in all subjects and prepares the student for life after school.
We believe that reading, and particularly reading for pleasure, has a direct impact on cognitive and social communicative development. Our aim is to develop each student’s potential to the point where they are reading at, or above, their chronological age. We will quantify this development through a program of assessment, intervention and data analysis.

In writing from years one to six, the children complete at least 6 units of writing each year covering a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts. In Reception the children are taught basic skills from the Early Learning Goals to enable them to become confident writers as they progress through the school.  

Cross Curricular Writing Opportunities

Teachers make cross-curricular links to enable pupils to practice and apply the skills, knowledge and understanding acquired through writing lessons to other areas of the curriculum. These are often taught through geography, history and science.