Writing

As a Talk for Writing school, all children learn to write through Talk for Writing. Talk for Writing was developed by the author Pie Corbett. It is a fun, creative yet also rigorous approach to develop writers.

We aim to enable our children to:

• Enjoy quality experiences that will enhance their knowledge, skills and understanding
• Be enthusiastic and critical readers of stories, poetry and drama as well as non-fiction
• Become lifelong learners as readers and writers through Talk for Writing.
• Explore global issues through writing (for example, persuasive writing and spoken language)  
• Write with confidence, fluency and understanding, orchestrating a range of independent strategies to self monitor and correct
• Write a range of text types (fiction and non-fiction) and in a range of genres and be able to write in a variety of styles and form appropriate to the situation
• Increase their ability to use planning and drafting to improve their work

Talk for Writing starts with enjoying and sharing stories. Throughout the school, we place a strong emphasis on children reading stories and enjoying a range of literature. Through regular reading, we want children to build up an extensive and rich vocabulary for use in their own writing.