Developing a positive culture for writing
Leaders have worked collaboratively with all staff to evaluate progress and standards of pupils’ writing skills across the school and have taken decisive action to secure timely improvements. Targeted professional learning has supported staff to refine their approaches to teaching writing, with a clear focus on segmenting the writing process into manageable, progressive steps. This ‘Cold to Gold’ approach has strengthened pupils’ skills, enabling them to write with increasing confidence. As a result, most pupils are highly engaged in writing, and older pupils consistently produce high-quality written work across the curriculum.