Creative Writing
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Lesson information
Who is it for?
Years 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and 11+ Prep
What is the content?
Our weekly classes cover all the key writing genres in the National Curriculum, supporting, consolidating and extending what children learn in school. We focus on different genres each half term block and children are given a baseline and progress assessment at the beginning and end of each 7-week block.
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How is it taught?
The fully interactive and engaging style of our lessons allows our students to share their ideas, with teachers able to provide immediate feedback and support.
Our students make rapid progress with increased confidence and writing stamina the most obvious improvements.
What do our parents say?
“Christos got Headteacher’s award for his writing today. Gobsmacked! Now, if that isn’t down to your teahing, I don’t know what is”
Pana, mum to Christos
“What a fantastic set of lessons. Bella’s writing has come on immeasurably in such a short time!”
Claire, mum to Bella
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Yearly Topic Plan
Autumn Term
Autumn Term 1
- Narrative Writing on Mondays – 5:30 pm for Years 5-7
- Narrative Writing on Thursdays – 6:30 pm for Years 5-7
- Discussion and Debate Writing on Tuesdays – 4:30pm for Years 5-7
- Discussion and Debate Writing on Wednesdays – 5:30pm for Years 5-7
- Building Sentences on Mondays – 4:30pm for Years 3 & 4
Autumn Term 2
- Narrative Writing on Wednesdays- 5:30 pm for Years 5-7
- Persuasive Writing on Mondays – 5:30 pm for Years 5-7
- Persuasive Writing on Thursdays – 6:30pm for Years 5-7
- Building Sentences Part 2 on Mondays – 4:30pm for Years 3 & 4
- Uplevel Your Writing on Saturdays – 8.30am for Years 5-7
Spring Term
Spring Term 1
- Recount Writing on Mondays at 5:30pm for Years 5-7
- Recount Writing on Wednesdays at 5:30pm for Years 5-7
- Writing Stunning Settings on Thursdays at 6:30pm for Years 5-7
- Building Sentences on Thursdays at 4:30pm for Years 3 & 4
- Cracking Characters on Mondays at 4:30pm for Years 3 & 4
- Uplevel Your Writing on Saturdays – 8.30am for Years 5-7
Spring Term 2
- Creating Atmosphere on Mondays at 5:30pm for Years 5-7
- Creating Atmosphere on Wednesdays at 5:30pm for Years 5-7
- Narrative Writing on Thursdays at 6:30pm for Years 5-7
- Building Sentences Part 2 on Thursdays at 4:30pm for Years 3 & 4
- Superb Settings on Mondays at 4:30pm for Years 3 & 4
- Uplevel Your Writing on Saturdays – 8.30am for Years 5-7
Summer Term
Summer Term 1
- Stunning Settings on Mondays at 5:30pm for Years 5-7
- Stunning Settings on Wednesdays at 5:30pm for Years 5-7
- Recount Writing on Thursdays at 6:30pm for Years 5-7
- Story Writing on Mondays and Thursdays at 4:30pm for Years 3 & 4
- Uplevel Your Writing on Saturdays – 8.30am for Years 5-7
Summer Term 2
- Discussion and Debate Writing on Mondays at 5:30pm for Years 5-7
- Persuasive Writing on Wednesdays at 5:30pm for Years 5-7
- Exam Prep Writing on Thursdays at 6:30pm for Years 5-7
- Explanation Texts on Mondays at 4:30pm for Years 3 & 4
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Creative Writing before and after
Even the birds have fled to a much warmer, more welcoming country. Silence hovers in the misty air and, apart from my heavy crackling steps on the lightly covered leaves, no sound can be heard. No twitters or tweets. No laughing, no crying. Just endless, eerie silence. Icicles clink together like nature’s own beautiful music.
Longingly, the elegant thin branches reach for the stone-grey clouds, which fill every crack in the sky. Other plants, such as wilting flowers and dusky-green bushes are delicately decorated with frosty-white snowflakes; they shimmer and shine in the early morning sun.
My lips turn blue and I am becoming a shivering dog, who has just taken a dip in the sea. Teeth chattering, I wrap the shawl, which is draped around me, even tighter. Despite me wearing the cosiest, warmest gloves, my hands are being nipped brutally by the relentless freezing weather.
What do our parents say?
“Christos got Headteacher’s award for his writing today. Gobsmacked! Now, if that isn’t down to your teahing, I don’t know what is”
Pana, mum to Christos
“What a fantastic set of lessons. Bella’s writing has come on immeasurably in such a short time!”
