Writing
Subject Leader: Miss Crane
Contact details: pennowethupperks2@croftymat.org
Our writing curriculum intent
‘A word after a word after a word is power.’
— Margaret Atwood —
Writing is a major part of our curriculum offer at Pennoweth, from Nursery through to Year 6. Through a continued focus on developing each child as a powerful writer, we provide children with many opportunities to develop and apply their writing skills to a range of genre, for a variety of audiences, purposes, and contexts.
DNA;
The culture of Pennoweth’s DNA fully supports and aids the teaching of writing:
At Pennoweth, writing is taught through a consistent, structured approach—from exploring genre features to crafting final drafts—so children feel safe and confident. Every child is included and supported, creating a nurturing environment where they feel loved. Pupils take ownership and responsibility of their writing by choosing effective features, constructing sentences for clarity, and editing with care. Engaging genres linked to class texts inspire interest and creativity in their learning journey. This process helps children become skilled, independent writers who can express themselves clearly across a range of purposes and audiences—ready to write with confidence, purpose, and pride.
What will my child experience through writing at Pennoweth?
We have carefully mapped writing across the school to ensure that all genres are taught progressively. This ensures that each child will have experience of writing for a wide range of purposes: to inform, to entertain and to persuade an audience. Cross curricular outcomes are specifically planned for, with strong links between writing and the wider curriculum identified, planned for and utilised. During each project, the chosen class text also links to the aspects being taught, further enhancing the delivery of writing.
Year 1
Year 2
Years 3 and 4
Year 34 Writing Genre Cycle – Cycle B
Years 5 and 6
Year 56 Writing Genre Cycle – Cycle B
Clipboards
We are always proud to show off the brilliant writing taking place across the school. Please keep checking in here to see the latest uploads of fantastic examples of creative writing.