Writing inc Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)

English at East Hanningfield

Intent

At East Hanningfield Primary School our intent is for all children to develop proficiency in the fundamentals of writing and therefore become effective and efficient writers. Our curriculum focusses on transcription and composition in writing for a variety of audiences, acquiring the knowledge and skills to communicate effectively for a range of purposes. Writing is taught through the use of a range of high-quality texts, which exposes the children to inference, high-level vocabulary, a range of punctuation and characterisation. Children will leave East Hanningfield with the key life skill of being able to confidently and competently write effectively in a range of different styles for a variety of different audiences.

Within Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) our intent is for all children to develop proficiency in the fundamentals of writing and therefore become effective and efficient writers. Our curriculum enables children to increase their vocabulary and develop their skills in grammar, punctuation and spelling. Children will leave East Hanningfield having developed proficiency in spelling and use of punctuation and grammar.

The aims of teaching writing in our school are to develop pupils who:

• show high levels of achievement and exhibit very positive attitudes towards writing;
• use and understand language as speakers, readers and writers.
• are competent, confident and independent in the use of language in their writing.
• have an awareness of different audiences and purposes for writing.
• apply their grammatical knowledge in their writing
• apply their phonetic and spelling knowledge in their writing
• apply the English language in all areas of the curriculum