Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Mastery

  • 2

    Module 2: Getting ready to write

    • Focusing on the curriculum

    • Breadth of genres

    • The problem with composition

    • Activities to encourage ideas

    • Vocabulary

    • Medium term planning

    • Module 2: Evaluation
  • 3

    Module 3: The shared write

  • 4

    Module 4: Conclusion

    • Final thoughts

    • KS1 review and reflect

    • Evaluation

What to expect

  • Expectations

    Your course instructor will take you through expectations for the writing curriculum for KS1 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 2 teacher

“Excellent strategies to develop sentence structure, ways of drawing on and developing vocab. An interesting breakdown of all the elements required for successful writing.”

Year 1 teacher

“Really useful ideas on ways to develop children’s writing.”

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.