Intent
We aim to equip children with the ability to write with confidence and accuracy as writing is a tool which will support a child through life.
Our writing curriculum systematically scaffolds children’s writing through clear, concise, and consistent grammar structures, which enables pupils to build secure foundational skills. When language patterns and sentence structures are embedded across Bramingham, children encounter repeated, predictable opportunities to practise and internalise these forms.
At the same time, our curriculum is ambitious and enriching, offering pupils engaging texts, sophisticated vocabulary, and meaningful opportunities to extend their thinking. By combining structured linguistic foundations with high-quality literature and purposeful writing experiences, children develop both the technical accuracy and the creative, expressive capacity needed to become confident, capable writers.
Implementation
At Bramingham Primary, we use a bespoke writing structure that is underpinned by the core principles of 'Talk 4 Writing' but supported by the consistent grammatical building blocks of 'Grammarsaurus'. This combined approach provides our pupils with inspirational texts and rich language opportunities with the explicit teaching of grammar that is consistent across the school.
Each unit is anchored by a core text that links directly to the final writing outcome, ensuring reading and writing are connected rather than taught separately. A single high‑quality text provides a shared narrative world for all pupils, offering a stable reference point for vocabulary, structure and ideas. Immersion in the text fosters a love of reading and writing, strengthens comprehension and oracy, and gives each unit coherence, purpose and literary richness. See the Long Term Plan below for the text each year group will be studying.
Our Writing Structure:
Week 1 of our hybrid model reflects the curriculum’s emphasis on spoken language as the foundation of writing, with pupils engaging in oral rehearsal, drama, discussion and retelling to internalise vocabulary and sentence structures. Through structured talk, pupils practise articulating ideas clearly and rehearse accurate grammatical forms orally, strengthening both confidence and linguistic control.
Week 2 focuses on the explicit teaching of grammar, punctuation and compositional skills needed for pupils to achieve both Expected Standard and Greater Depth. Using a Grammasaurus‑style approach, teachers deliver clear, progressive instruction matched to year‑group expectations, enabling pupils to apply accurate sentence construction, cohesive devices and punctuation within short‑burst writing. This targeted skill development ensures pupils build the precision and control required for high‑quality writing.
Week 3, pupils plan, draft, revise and evaluate their writing. Pupils independently plan using structures learned in Week 1, apply the skills refined in Week 2, and then reread, edit and improve an their own writing. At the end of 3 weeks, they have produced an independent piece of writing based on their own creative choices that is assessed by the class teachers.
