Writing Intent – What We Aspire for Our Children

At Green Park Community Primary School, we’re incredibly proud of our bespoke writing curriculum, which supports our children as they grow into creative and imaginative writers with a strong foundation of knowledge and technical skill. We believe that writing should be an immersive, exciting experience—one where our children not only put words on a page but also bring their ideas to life. Whether they are storytellers, poets, journalists, or even the occasional mischievous villain, our aim is for every child to leave Green Park as an enthusiastic, confident, and competent writer. We champion writing as a process, where planning, editing, re-drafting, and publishing are celebrated steps in the journey. Our approach is grounded in a growth mindset, ensuring that every written piece is a stepping stone towards excellence. We want our children to acquire the language skills they need to express themselves, write fluently and legibly, and use their reading experiences to shape well-structured, purposeful writing for a range of audiences.

Writing Implementation – Bringing Our Words to Life in the Classroom

Our writing curriculum is delivered through rich, engaging experiences that are carefully planned and consistently reviewed. Using the principles of Talk for Writing, our lessons are designed to inspire and challenge our pupils across all year groups—from EYFS through to Year 6. In our classrooms, writing is taught in specific, meaningful contexts that include:

Engaging Writing Hooks: We start each session with carefully selected prompts to capture children’s imaginations and spark their creativity.

Immersive Reading and Speaking Opportunities: Our children listen to stories, discussions, and spoken word performances that are linked to purpose and audience, helping them ‘magpie’ language and features to build their own toolkits.

Modelling and Shared Writing: Teachers plan, model, and share the writing process, demonstrating the thought processes and techniques of competent writers.

Independent Writing and Editing: Children are given increasing opportunities to write independently, while also learning to edit and re-draft their work to ensure it meets the intended purpose and resonates with their chosen audience.

Publishing and Performing: We encourage our pupils to bring their writing to life—whether that means publishing their work, sharing it with peers, or using technology to enhance their creative expressions.

Our medium-term schemes of learning ensure that our writing curriculum remains balanced and progressive. Each stage is underpinned by effective teaching pedagogy, quality-first teaching, and a strong focus on technical skills such as grammar, punctuation, spelling, and handwriting. Our adaptive approach is informed by current research and best practice, including guidance from the EEF, ensuring that our teaching remains both innovative and effective.

Writing Impact – The Mark of Success

The impact of our writing curriculum is visible in the way our children engage with and enjoy the writing process. By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply, and understand the skills and techniques outlined in our detailed curriculum plans. Our robust internal assessment and tracking systems enable us to monitor progress closely, and we celebrate our children’s achievements in several ways:

Inspiration and Motivation: Our children are inspired and motivated to write, finding genuine joy in the creative process.

Effective Oral Composition: They use spoken language to compose ideas and check grammatical conventions, enhancing both their writing and speaking skills.

Ambitious Use of Language: Drawing on a rich vocabulary and drawing inspiration from the texts they read, our children write with clarity, confidence, and originality.

Independent and Resilient Writers: They learn to edit and re-draft their work, developing resilience and independence as they refine their written pieces.

Excellent Attainment: Our pupils consistently achieve excellent outcomes, with their progress in writing reflecting the overall strength of their learning journey.

At Green Park, we’re incredibly proud of the strides our children make in writing. Through our dedicated teaching, strong home-school partnerships, and a curriculum that encourages risk-taking and creativity, we lay the foundation for lifelong success. Every written word becomes a testament to our commitment to developing not just competent writers, but confident, resilient, and inspired individuals.