Writing

At Bishop’s Hull, we promote a love for writing in all areas of the curriculum. It is a life skill that enables communication and allows for the expression of inner thoughts and feelings. 

We want to enable our children to become effective communicators and to write to inform, entertain and express themselves with precision. We aspire to develop and maintain a whole-school understanding of the importance of writing and how it will remain essential in all walks of life. 

Our children are provided with engaging stimuli and will acquire a strong foundational understanding of English grammar and apply their phonics knowledge to be effective spellers. Children are expected to write a wide range of genres for particular purposes, audiences and contexts with text types linking to the year group curriculum subjects they are studying to build on their scientific, geographical or historical knowledge. 

It is fundamental that children have strong teacher modelling, shared writing, discussions, presentations and debates using high quality, fun and engaging texts as a stimulus.