For many years I've been supporting teachers to teach editing and proofreading using the ARMS and CUPS aide memoire as a systematic approach to editing and proofreading. It’s an incredibly simple approach to evaluating, improving and redrafting and one that the teachers I work with have embraced enthusiastically.

Cohesion is one of those aspects of writing that can be hard to pin down. Teachers often describe it as writing that flows and writing that sticks together. But just what is it that gives writing cohesion, and can it even be taught? We share our thoughts and our Cohesion Roadmap to help you ensure cohesion is taught progressively across your school.

Monday can be one of those days where you need a few words of wisdom to get you going…

Scaffolding is an approach to adapting learning so that all pupils can be successful. But what does in look like in primary English lessons?

Writing a whole story that flows logically and successfully can be extremely challenging. In this article, we consider how simple journey stories can act as models for young writers.

Modelling in its broadest sense is one of the most powerful tools we have in our teacher toolkits. It’s the epitome of an expert showing a novice how to do something and thereby moving them towards expertise themselves. In this article we look at modelled and shared writing as tools you can use to improve children’s writing.

Assessing writing can be complicated and time consuming. In this article we take a look at a few ways to simplify the process and introduce you to the Primary English Writing Assessment Grids.

The works of Shakespeare are read and enjoyed the world over. But is it worth studying them in primary school and are there any advantage in doing so? In this article, I consider some of the reasons I think it’s worth including Shakespeare in your Key Stage 2 curriculum provision.

If you’re looking for a resource that links grammar to high-quality children’s books, our Starting Points Overview is just the thing. Find out more about this invaluable resource in this short article by our Director, Rachel Clarke.

On the off-chance that you’re stumped for a writing activity to squeeze into the window between the school carol service and the staff buffet, we’ve collated a few quick and easy Christmas themed writing opportunities.

I’m currently big on graphic organisers. It’s the way that graphic organisers make it easier for children to articulate their understanding that I particularly like. But also, it’s the way that a really good graphic organiser lends itself to a multitude of educational requirements. The Frayer model (sometimes called the Frayer diagram) is one such graphic organiser.

Writing for purpose and audience in order to fill the gaps in children’s writing.

How our fantastic FREE Progression Document can help you plan for narrative writing across KS1 and KS2.

Once upon an ordinary a day an ordinary teacher was looking for an ordinary book to read with her ordinary children during their ordinary guided reading lesson, when..she stumbled across a quite extraordinary book indeed: Once Upon an Ordinary School Day by Colin McNaughton and Satoshi Kitamura.

Writing moderation is the school assessment system's version of Weights and Measures. It's a system where producers – you, bring your product – the children's writing, to be weighed, measured and scrutinised by your peers. It's the way that we maintain 'the standard' and use an agreed set of criteria by which we can grade that produce.

A range of approaches to support you as you model writing to children in KS1 and KS2.

Food appears in many stories, often as a vehicle for moving the narrative forward. In this article we consider where food features in well-known stories and how children can use these examples in their own writing.

Word clouds are a popular way of representing information and they can be seen everywhere. But how can we use them in the classroom? Here's a list of ten easy tried and tested ways to use them to support teaching and learning.

A hugely popular article looking at voyage and return (sometimes called home-away-home) stories. The article refers to well-known children’s stories and films and shows that knowing the structure of these stories can support children with their own narrative writing.