Writing
At Bassingbourn Primary School our ambition is that every child will leave our school able to write and with the skills required to create a range of texts. We aim to create a love of writing in all pupils, regardless of their background, needs, interests or abilities.
Writing is taught through Talk 4 Writing to deliver our English lessons. Talk for Writing is an approach to teaching writing that encompasses a three-stage pedagogy: ‘imitation’ (where pupils learn and internalise texts, to identify transferrable ideas and structures), ‘innovation’ (where pupils use these ideas and structures to co-construct new versions with their teachers), and ‘invention’ (where teachers help pupils to create original texts independently). These tasks aim to improve writing ability by giving pupils an understanding of the structure and elements of written language.
More information about Talk 4 Writing can be found here.
