Our subject knowledge courses are great for new teachers, teaching assistants, teachers who are new to a key stage or year and those who would like to refresh their grammar subject knowledge.

This course will provide you with knowledge of the writing curriculum for KS2. The training is research based, curriculum-focused and examples are illustrated through engaging picture books suitable for use in KS2.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Course introduction
  • 2

    Module 1: Writing Sentences

    • Introduction - Writing sentences

    • Y3 Conjunctions

    • Conjunctions quiz

    • Y3 Prepositions

    • Prepositions quiz

    • Y3 'before' and 'after'

    • 'before' and 'after' quiz

    • Y4 Fronted adverbials

    • Fronted adverbials quiz

    • Y5 Relative clauses

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    • Relative clauses quiz
  • 3

    Module 1: Punctuation

    • Introduction - Punctuation

    • Y3 Speech marks

    • Y4 Speech punctuation

    • Y4 Apostrophes for plural possession

    • Apostrophes for possession quiz

    • Y5 Parenthesis using brackets, dashes and commas

    • Y5 Commas for clarity

    • Commas for clarity quiz

    • Y6 Colons and semi-colons between clauses

    • Y6 Colons and semi-colons in lists

    • Module 1: Evaluation
  • 4

    Module 2: Level of Detail

    • Level of Detail - Introduction

    • Progression in noun phrases

    • Y5 Adverbs for possibility
  • 5

    Module 2: Tense

    • Tense - Introduction

    • Y2 Progressive tense

    • Y3 Present perfect tense

    • Y4 Standard English verb inflections

    • Y5 Modal verbs

    • Y6 Passive voice

    • Y6 Subjunctive

    • Tenses quiz
  • 6

    Module 2: Cohesion

    • Cohesion - Introduction

    • Y5 & Y6 cohesion

    • Module 2: Evaluation
  • 7

    Course summary and reflections

    • Course summary and reflection

    • Course evaluation

What to expect

  • Knowledge

    Your course instructor will take you through expectations for the writing curriculum for KS2 and all the relevant grammatical subject knowledge.

  • Exploring features

    Word, sentence and text level grammatical features will be explored with examples shown and ideas for teaching with your class.

  • Expectations

    You will also be clear on the expectations for each year group.

Year 4 teacher

“Clear, useful information. Resources provided.”

Year 6 teacher

“Very useful. Good ideas to use in class.”

Sample: Module 1 - Relative clauses

FAQ

  • How long is the course?

    The running time for the sessions is approximately 2 hours but the course will take longer to complete depending on how long you spend on the activities. We would suggest setting aside at least 2.5 hours to complete the course.

  • Do I have to watch the course all in one go?

    No – the online learning platform will save your progress through the course, so you can split the course into manageable chunks and return to the training as many times as you like at times that suit you best.

  • For how long do I have access to the course?

    You will have access to the course for 100 days so you can revisit the training as many times as you like during that period.