Literacy Leaders

Miss C McGinnes (EYFS & KS1)
Miss C Baxter (KS2)

​At Wombwell Park Street Primary School, we place great emphasis on developing our children as writers. From the time children enter our school in nursery, all their attempts at mark making are valued as we aim to nurture a 'can do' attitude. In the Early Years Foundation Stage classes, there are planned purposeful writing opportunities available in all areas of provision to inspire the children to write for a real reason eg writing a shopping list in the home corner or a model design in the construction area. Alongside this, adults model writing regularly so children can see how adults write and for what reasons. 
As children progress into KS1 and 2, they will access a daily writing lesson as part of their English work. Each lesson will include opportunities for children to see the teacher model writing as well as time for them to practise their own skills in different ways. All written work is set within a context which gives children a real and meaningful purpose to write, often linked to the class' topic or other subject areas. Alongside the daily writing lesson, opportunities to write are regularly planned into our creative curriculum so children have the opportunity to apply their new skills within different subjects.