Writing

 
  Whimple Primary School - Writing Curriculum Statement
 

Subject Vision: “You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.” F. Scott Fitzgerald

 

Statement of Intent:

We firmly believe that writing is a skill for life for life both in and outside of school, and that is why it features so heavily across all the subjects in our school’s curriculum. Our aim is to provide all children with key transferable skills, which develop as they move through each year group, and can be used with confidence when writing for a wide range of purposes. 

At Whimple we intend to teach children to communicate effectively through writing, and share ideas and emotions with growing confidence. We want children to have a rich vocabulary, and have the opportunity to use this in different subject areas across the curriculum.

We want them to write clearly, accurately, coherently, and creatively by making suitable choices of language and style for a range of meaningful contexts, purposes and audiences. We believe that children should take pride in all their written work and so model and encourage high standards of presentation and handwriting.

At Whimple we share the ‘writing process’ with children and guide practise through all phases of planning, drafting, editing and publishing and give the children the chance to share their work across our school and with the wider community.