Raising attainment in writing (primary)
Follow these steps to help you raise attainment in writing across your school. Know what good practice looks like and use it on a whole-school or teacher level.
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Monitor the quality of teachers' lessons
As a subject leader, you need to have a clear overview of how:
- Effectively your teachers deliver writing lessons
- Consistent they are in their approach
Use lesson observations, learning walks and/or work scrutinies to monitor whether your teachers:
- Teach spelling, punctuation and grammar regularly so pupils can develop their knowledge and understanding of the rules of writing
- Show pupils what they expect the finished product of writing to look like
- Give feedback to pupils quickly so they can edit and improve their writing
Take a look at our articles on lesson observations, learning walks and work scrutinies to help you.
Shared and guided writing
Show your teachers how to use:
See how Charles Darwin Community Primary