English - Writing
Writing at Clowne Junior School is enjoyable and I love using my imagination when we write our own stories.
Year 3 Pupil
Intent
- Ensure all children have access to and experience a high-quality, vocabulary-enriching curriculum, that is both challenging and enjoyable.
- Provide our children with a variety of writing opportunities linked to different genres, audiences and purposes, allowing for a breadth of knowledge, understanding and skills.
- Build children’s breadth and depth of higher-level vocabulary and equip them with the knowledge and skills to integrate this effectively.
- Teach and embed children’s knowledge and understanding of grammatical structures to memory which enables them to retain and successfully write for a range of purposes across their school curriculum.
Implementation
Analyse
Children study model texts together, highlight key genre features, and identify success criteria to focus on in their own writing.
SPaG
Targeted spelling, punctuation and grammar teaching prepares pupils to use the correct language features linked to the model text and success criteria.
Excite
This stage activates prior knowledge, builds engagement, and introduces genre‑specific vocabulary. Pupils learn the purpose and audience for the writing.
Plan
Teachers model different planning techniques so pupils can choose the format that suits them and the text type as they progress.
Write
Pupils apply the success criteria independently, drawing on everything learned in the sequence.
Review
Children proofread and edit their own and others’ work to improve accuracy and quality.
Working Walls
Visual displays support independence by showing key vocabulary, shared ideas, and the steps of the writing sequence.
Vocabulary Build
Through modelling and discussion, pupils develop a strong bank of vocabulary specific to the genre.
Whole Class Teaching
Teaching as a whole class ensures all pupils can share ideas, build vocabulary, and work toward the same learning goal.
Revisiting Writing Genres
Revisiting genres strengthens recall, interrupts forgetting, and helps pupils transfer skills into long‑term memory.
Marking and Feedback
Feedback addresses misconceptions quickly and supports progress. Live and whole‑class marking provide immediate guidance, while post‑lesson marking highlights strengths and next steps.
Impact
At Clowne Junior School, we aim to teach and equip children with the necessary knowledge and skills, vocabulary and confidence to write independently for a range of audience and purposes. Throughout each writing sequence, children will be encouraged to choose vocabulary and grammatical structures independently, write for a particular genre and purpose and then edit and review their work to increase accuracy and effect. Finally, children will revisit previously taught grammar structures, text types and genre features through overlearning and be able to demonstrate their retention and application through end of term assessments. We believe that, when Children leave Clowne Junior School, they will be equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to effectively continue their English and writing curriculum and secondary school and beyond.