Intent
At Downton C of E Primary School, we want every child to be an author and be equipped with the necessary skills to develop a love for writing. We feel the ability to communicate effectively underpins our curriculum and provides key skills which enable Downton children to fulfil their dreams. Across all subjects, we provide a forum for children to develop the skills necessary to communicate their thoughts, ideas, decisions and feelings successfully. We aim to develop children's use of wide and purposeful vocabulary, which provides them with the tools to express themselves both verbally and through their writing. We strongly believe that in order to write successfully, children must first have something to write about. With this in mind, our teachers engage children with active experiences based on high-quality texts at the beginning of a writing unit and plan a wide variety of rich experiences, including visits and trips, that not only enhance children’s knowledge but also ignite their creativity and inspire their writing.
We aim for each student to leave primary school empowered with the language skills they need to advocate for themselves and others, as well as express their opinions. By fostering independence in reading and writing and encouraging reflective, respectful dialogue, we empower our students to participate fully in society and approach future challenges with resilience, empathy, and insight.
Implementation
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At Downton C of E Primary school we want our children to be informed, articulate and empowered writers.
Informed
For children to be informed writers we expose them to a wide range of texts. As a staff team, we use key texts which allow children to experience different genres and writing styles. We make sure the texts we use provide children with an understanding of life experiences different to their own so they may write from the point of view of different characters.
Articulate
We feel the ability to communicate effectively underpins our curriculum and provides key skills which enable Downton children to thrive.
Across all subjects, we provide a forum for children to develop the skills necessary to communicate their thoughts, ideas, decisions and feelings successfully.
We develop children's use of wide and purposeful vocabulary through oracy in our writing lessons. This provides them with the tools to express themselves both verbally and through their writing.
We strongly believe that in order to write successfully, children must first have something to write about. With this in mind, our teachers engage children with active experiences based on high-quality texts at the beginning of a writing unit and plan a wide variety of rich experiences, including visits and trips, that not only enhance children’s knowledge but also ignite their creativity and inspire their writing.
Empowered
We aim for each student to leave primary school empowered with the language skills they need to advocate for themselves and others, as well as express their opinions. By fostering independence in reading and writing and encouraging reflective, respectful dialogue, we empower our students to participate fully in society and approach future challenges with resilience, empathy, and insight.