Writing

At New Monument, we want every pupil to become a confident, creative and purposeful writer who can communicate their ideas clearly and take pride in what they produce.

Writing is taught through the I Am A Clever Writer approach. Skills are explicitly taught and carefully sequenced so that pupils build securely on prior learning and develop increasing fluency and independence as writers. Pupils learn the key components of effective writing, including grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, composition and authorial choices, and are taught how to bring these together to create successful pieces of writing.

High-quality literature is at the heart of our writing curriculum. Each unit is centred around a rich, carefully selected picture book, providing pupils with an engaging and meaningful context for their writing while exposing them to ambitious vocabulary, different writing styles and powerful models of language.

Throughout each sequence, teachers model the writing process explicitly, showing pupils how writers plan, construct, reconsider and improve their work. Pupils have regular opportunities to practise new skills, explore vocabulary, develop sentences and make deliberate choices about the effect they want their writing to have on the reader.

Pupils learn to write for a wide range of purposes and audiences, understanding that successful writers adapt their language, structure and style according to what they are writing and who will read it. Each sequence culminates in an independent Thrive Write, where pupils bring together their learning and demonstrate what they can achieve as writers.

Above all, we want pupils to develop their own voice as writers, with the confidence, knowledge and creativity to express their ideas and the resilience to refine and improve their work.

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