English Curriculum
Reviewed July 2025
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
Anne Frank.
Our writing curriculum is designed to provide a broad and balanced education that meets
the needs of all children. Starting in Key Stage 1, we follow the award-winning Ready Steady Write from Literacy Counts to develop confident, independent and successful writers with high aspirations.
Our writing curriculum is research-informed and impact-proven, carefully designed to
support all children to master the foundational skills and write for a clear audience and
purpose. Through the use of high-quality, vocabulary-rich texts, we provide exciting and
meaningful reasons to write. Children are immersed in literature and taught to craft their
writing with precision, using a range of pedagogical approaches, including sentence
accuracy, modelled writing and shared writing, as well as regular opportunities for editing.
We value spoken language as a foundation for writing. Through structured talk, drama andvocabulary exploration, children learn how to organise and express their ideas clearly
before writing them down. Our aim is for every child – regardless of need – to write fluentlyand take pride in their work. We want our pupils to leave primary school as enthusiasticwriters, ready for the next stage of their education.
“If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.”
Martin Luther King
