At Doxey Academy, we have high expectations for all of our children.  We endeavour to provide a writing curriculum that encourages every child to dream big, enabling them to achieve academically, and allowing them to be the best that they can be. Through our progressive, inclusive writing curriculum, we aim to inspire our children to write by providing them with engaging writing opportunities based on high quality texts.

Careful consideration has gone into the choice of texts to ensure they are ambitious in their content, vocabulary and sentence structures.  Children are exposed to a wide range of authors and poets  ensuring there is diversity as well as access to some classic texts. The rich vocabulary that is within these texts exposes our children to a wide range of vocabulary so that they are able to decipher new words and then use them when speaking both informally and formally.

We provide opportunities for pupils to write frequently for a variety of audiences and purposes. We aim to give our children a purpose for writing which encapsulates and ignites their creative minds. We want our children to use their knowledge and skills in order to write with grammatical accuracy.  During their time with us, we encourage our children to apply spelling patterns correctly using a neat, fluent handwriting style. Furthermore, we aim for our children to apply all of these skills taught to all areas of the curriculum. 

Our writing curriculum does not only meet statutory expectations, but inspires children to be ambitious and equips them with the skills and knowledge to achieve the best outcomes in life, not just at school. It motivates all of our children to become aspirational, successful writers by providing them with the skills and knowledge that they need in order to make a positive contribution to society. 

Links to Personal Development 

Writing is a crucial tool in fostering children's personal development during their primary school years. It goes beyond academic skill-building to support emotional, social, and cognitive growth. In terms of wellbeing, writing allows children to articulate their thoughts and feelings, which is essential for emotional regulation and self-awareness. Writing from a character’s point of view encourages empathy as children explore perspectives other than their own. This helps them to live in the wider world as they can start to explore how others may be feeling in different situations.

With our character curriculum, completing extended writing tasks at the end of a half term, gives children a sense of accomplishment. Sharing this work with peers or teachers boosts self-esteem. This writing helps children structure their thoughts logically, enhancing their ability to articulate ideas clearly in conversation and collaboration. These are also key traits children will need as they progress through primary school, to then attend secondary school and life in the wider world.

Writing works hand in hand with reading in terms of the authors and books we introduce to our pupils and how we expand their cultural capital through the texts we choose. By introducing pupils to the world of theatre, we also allow them to explore how written words can become acted out on a stage.