This course explores the concept of Mastery in writing and recaps KS2 expectations. The course will introduce activities to help pupils build ideas and stamina for writing.

The course will look at what shared and guided writing should look like in the classroom by providing a model lesson.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Introduction

    • Introduction

    • Resources

    • Module 1: Evaluation
  • 2

    Module 2: Getting Ready to Write

    • What is mastery?

    • Focusing on the curriculum

    • Planning for a broad English curriculum

    • The problem with composition

    • Activities to encourage ideas

    • Medium term planning

    • Module 2: Evaluation
  • 3

    Module 3: The Shared Write

  • 4

    Module 4: Conclusion

    • Review and reflect

    • Course evaluation

Bonus material

Include additional content to your course curriculum to provide further value to your students.

  • Expectations

    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.

  • Modelling

    Your instructor will take you through a modelled writing session to exemplify shared and guided writing.

Year 5 teacher

“Very informative, useful tips, insightful advice for making changes and developing gaps.”

Year 4 teacher

“Clear demonstration of ideas.”

Sample: Module 3 - Structuring a shared write

FAQ

  • Do I get a certificate?

    Yes – you will receive a certificate on completion of the training which can be downloaded for your records.

  • How long is the course?

    The running time for the sessions is approximately 1.5 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 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.