Writing

At Lingfield, we believe every child is a writer. We aim to develop articulate, confident communicators who can write with accuracy, creativity and purpose across a range of contexts. Writing is given a central place in our curriculum and is carefully structured to ensure that transcription, composition and authorial craft develop progressively over time.

In Early Years and Key Stage 1, children build secure foundations in transcription through systematic phonics, handwriting and sentence construction using the Read Write Inc programme. Alongside developing accurate spelling and letter formation, children begin to compose simple sentences orally before recording them, learning to rehearse, edit and improve their ideas. Early writing is supported through modelling, shared writing and structured scaffolds, enabling children to develop confidence and control.

As children move into Key Stage 2, they extend their vocabulary, grammar and compositional skills through The Write Stuff approach. Writing is taught as a deliberate process: children analyse model texts, plan carefully, draft with increasing independence and refine their work through editing and redrafting. Sentence construction becomes more sophisticated, with explicit teaching of cohesion, paragraphing and purposeful language choices. Children learn how writing changes according to audience, genre and intent, applying their skills across subjects to communicate ideas clearly and effectively.

Throughout the school, writing is sequenced in small steps so that knowledge and techniques build securely over time. Children are taught to reflect on their own work, strengthening precision and fluency. By the end of Key Stage 2, children write with technical accuracy and confidence. They can adapt their writing for different audiences and purposes, sustain ideas across extended pieces and demonstrate independence in planning, drafting and refining their work.