Developing Subject Knowledge, Skills and Understanding for Teaching and Learning in Writing

Aims

To develop the subject knowledge, skills and understanding for high quality art teaching and learning in the primary classroom.

Overview

This three-part programme supports primary practitioners to reflect on and improve their teaching of English writing. Each session lasts half a day.

Session 1 looks at what we choose to teach (live via Zoom)

• Creating an effective rationale to drive learning in every writing session
• Ensuring you have a rich progression in skills and knowledge
• What should we include in the ‘perfect’ writing lesson?

Session 2 is an on-demand recording to support reflection and activities. It will explore five engaging ideas for developing writing skills, including:

• Getting children to talk about their writing, and not just to do it
• How to get children to ‘draw on their reading’ as ‘models’ for their writing
• Creative Teaching Ideas for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

Session 3 explores how we teach writing, and how we establish and evidence our impact (live via Zoom)

• ‘Greater Depth’ as a behaviour rather than a level - what is it, and how can we teach it?
• Assessment approaches that don’t divert focus and energy from the real substance of learning
• Maintaining high standards in writing even when it’s used to support learning in other parts of the curriculum

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself

Albert Camus

Click to watch the 10 Minute Teaser with David Maytham, CEO TT Education and James Lewis depty of School Improvement, recorded 24.5.21