How We Teach Writing at The Trinity Primary Academy

“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

Each term, we plan two units of writing for the children. These units vary depending on the year group.

• Fiction: This should last for approximately three weeks and hinge upon a high quality, immersive text.
• Non- fiction: This should last for approximately 2 weeks and should also hinge upon a high quality text.
• Poetry: Should last approximately 1 week and uses high quality poems from published poets as inspiration.

Our writing approach focuses on the use of high quality texts along with quality first teaching. We follow a carefully mapped out progression that includes National Curriculum objectives. These objectives are linked to various text genres to ensure the children are given multiple opportunities to embed their skills. 

In line with our curriculum drivers of enquiry, communication, independence and community, we aim to create a learning environment through our writing lessons that fosters a love of literature and a deep understanding of vocabulary. 

We use elements of The Write Stuff approach to teaching to support our writing.

Our lesson design follows the same initial format across the school. This ensures our children are exposed to a consistent approach that enables them to develop confidence within their writing as they progress along their educational journey. Within Early Years, the children will begin with oral story telling and use the "Drawing Club" approach to early writing, before beginning to follow this lesson structure as they enter Year One. The diagram below shows an example of our writing lesson structure.