English- Writing
At St. Bartholomew’s, it is our intent to inspire all children to write by delivering an engaging and exciting curriculum. It is our aim to provide a rich, comprehensive writing programme, offering children a range of opportunities to develop as enthusiastic, confident and effective writers, who write for purpose and enjoyment. In addition, we aim to help all children develop into articulate and imaginative communicators, who are well-equipped with the skills they need to become life-long learners. As confident and competent writers, our children will have the opportunity to experience future career success leading to financial and economic well-being.
We believe that English is an essential part of the curriculum; a subject that not only stands alone, but one that should be an integral part of all learning.
Our writing curriculum aims to:
- To develop a love of reading, writing and language.
- To consider themselves as writers and to develop a love of writing, gaining pride in their written accomplishments.
- To know how to plan, edit and evaluate their writing effectively.
- To identify their own areas for improvement in their written work, editing their work effectively during and after the writing process.
- To have sufficient control over the mechanics of writing to allow for skilfull progression.
- To embed basic skills in order to widen their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar.
- To develop their writing so they are able to articulate, communicate and organise their ideas for the audience and purpose.
- To explore vocabulary rich texts that nurture imagination and produce purposeful writing opportunities.
- To write clearly, accurately and with purpose, adapting language and style for a range of genres.
- To take pride in the presentation and standard of their written work.
