At The Winterton Federation, our approach to Writing reflects our vision “to be the beacon for learning” by inspiring pupils to become confident, imaginative, and articulate communicators. Through high-quality literature and a text-based approach, children learn to write for purpose, develop ownership of their work, and acquire the skills to organise and plan their writing for a real audience. By learning together across subjects, children experience meaningful, relevant English lessons that foster a genuine love of language and the written word, helping them to shine forever as lifelong learners.

At The Winterton Federation, we believe that exposure to high-quality literature within the primary school setting is vital as a rich context for learning; not only within English as a subject but to support the building of a reading culture throughout the school. We strive to help our children develop into articulate and imaginative communicators, who are well-equipped with the basic skills they need to become life-long learners; English learning is key in this. We aim to ensure all of our pupils develop a genuine love of language and the written word, through a text-based approach. Cross-curricular links ensure that children’s English learning is relevant and meaningful: where possible, content is linked within our reading and writing to the topic that we are covering, or which highlights current issues in modern society. We ensure that children develop an understanding of how widely writing is used in everyday life and, therefore, how important and useful the skills that they are learning are. Our intention in writing is for children to: write for a purpose; see themselves as real writers so they can take ownership of their writing and acquire the ability to organise and plan their written work for a given audience.