Welcome to Lewannick CP School Curriculum Event 4

Writing

A love of life through a love of learning…

Aims

• Writing in EYFS and the new national curriculum • Key changes • Assessment• Writing at Lewannick School• How can I support my child at home?

National Curriculum

In September 2014, a new National Curriculum became statutory in all local authority-maintained schools.

'Levels' of attainment are no longer in existence and pupils are assessed under a grading system.

Along with this change, the bar has been raised for learning, with expectations for progress and attainment, at their most challenging yet.

Key Changes

0Stronger emphasis on grammar, punctuation and spelling (for example, the use of commas and apostrophes will be taught in KS1)

0Handwriting – not currently assessed under the national curriculum – is expected to be fluent, legible and speedy

Changes in assessment

• The key phrase: primary education needs to be focused on ensuring that pupils are ‘secondary ready’

• No National Curriculum levels • Schools devise own systems for formative assessment,

tracking and feedback. • Statutory testing at KS1 and 2 will continue. • New tests in summer 2016

KS1/2 SATs Grammar and Punctuation

KS1

http://www.primarytools.co.uk/files/Tests/2016Samples/Sum15Samples/KS1/GPS/Sample_ks1_EnglishGPS_paper2_questions_PrimaryTools.co.uk.pdf

KS2

http://www.primarytools.co.uk/files/Tests/2016Samples/Sum15Samples/KS2/GPS/Sample_ks2_EnglishGPS_paper1_questions_PrimaryTools.co.uk.pdf

KS1/2 SATs - Spelling

KS1

http://www.primarytools.co.uk/files/Tests/2016Samples/Sum15Samples/KS1/GPS/Sample_ks1_EnglishGPS_paper1_spelling_PrimaryTools.co.uk.pdf

KS2

http://www.primarytools.co.uk/files/Tests/2016Samples/Sum15Samples/KS2/GPS/Sample_ks2_EnglishGPS_paper2_spelling_PrimaryTools.co.uk.pdf

Writing at Lewannick

0What happens in each class?0Where can we find out more?

http://lewannick.cornwall.sch.uk/school-info/curriculum/

How can you help your child?

0 Encourage and praise all mark making0 Ask questions like: Which sound does it begin with?0 Support your children in writing in lower case not CAPITAL

LETTERS as this will help them identify the sounds.0 Model writing with your child so that they can see its

purpose; shopping lists, thank you cards, to do lists etc.0 Playing games such as ‘I Spy’ or ‘Letter Lotto’ to get your

child thinking about the sounds that are in a word.0 Take the pencil out of writing – mud writing, shaving foam

writing, water writing.