COURTHILL INFANT SCHOOL

The children are taught to write through a variety of strategies, including supporting their grammar knowledge using ‘Courthill's Grammar Shapes' and some ‘Talk for Writing' strategies. ‘Talk for Writing' helps to develop children's writing skills through imitation, innovation and independence. Alongside this, children experience lessons on grammar, punctuation, spelling and handwriting. We provide opportunities for writing for a range of purposes and we encourage pupils to see themselves as authors. We promote the status of written work by providing opportunities for children's writing to be celebrated and read by real audiences.. Children are taught to form their letters in daily handwriting sessions, using a print style (in accordance with the Reading Framework July 2021), and the children work through the different letter families in turn. When they are ready, children in year 2 are taught to how to join some letters and understand which are best left un-joined.

Also known as: Courthill

Primary location: United Kingdom