Assessing Children’s Writing and Raising the BAR How best to assess a child’s writing level has long been a source of debate. The 2014 National Curriculum for primary level English splits writing into three main categories: Transcription (spelling and handwriting)...
Igniting Writing: Why it Matters in 2024 In July 2023, the National Literacy Trust published a report entitled, Children and Young People’s Writing in 2023. The report summarises the findings from their 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, which was completed by 71,351...
10 Summer Holiday Creative Writing Ideas for Key Stage 2 Here are a few ideas to keep your children writing over the summer holidays! Happy writing! My Favourite Summer Memory: Write about your most cherished memory from a past summer holiday. Describe the...
11 Plus Creative Writing Tasks List The questions your child might be asked in an 11+ creative writing assessment is endless but here is a list which you could use to guide you. These tasks are all taken from real 11+ papers, from schools including Latymer Upper, St...
10 Summer Holiday Creative Writing Ideas for Key Stage 2 Here are a few ideas to keep your children writing over the summer holidays! Happy writing! My Favourite Summer Memory: Write about your most cherished memory from a past summer holiday. Describe the location,...
How to get your Child Writing Charlotte and I both taught as primary school teachers for over ten years, teaching from Reception all the way through to year 6, and additionally specialising in 11+ preparation. We have tutored for even longer, supporting children on a...
