Writing

At Alston Primary School, we recognise that writing is integral to all aspects of life and we mindfully endeavour
to ensure that children develop a lifelong, healthy and enthusiastic attitude towards writing. ‘Young people, like adults, write to communicate, to make meaning, to sustain and negotiate relationships and to get things done. In the process they portray themselves in specific ways.’ Cremin, T. (2016)

By recognising and nurturing all children as writers, creating a stimulating writing environment, employing appropriate resources and pedagogies, we are determined to provide all pupils with an exciting and meaningful writing curriculum which will allow learners to recognise their full potential and develop their:
• oracy
• literacy
• creativity
• independence
• inquisitiveness
• enquiry skills
• confidence
• self-expression
• communication
• voice

We encourage children to foster an enjoyment and love for writing. Our children are provided with a variety of opportunities to develop, extend and deepen their writing composition and transcriptional skills in and across each phase of education.

To find out more about writing at Alston Primary School, please see the documents below: