In its latest English education subject report, (Telling the Story, March 2024), Ofsted noted gains in the teaching of reading but gaps when it came to the teaching of writing.
If you are a multi-academy trust leader, an English lead, a school improvement lead, or a staff development lead in the UK, you may have a lot on your mind in the wake of this report, including
How to improve standards in the curriculum for writing
How to prepare students for exams while also enabling them to write fluently and independently
How to help students with planning, drafting, and making choices when they write
How to support staff in teaching writing
Make Writing Works part of your CPD plan. As an expert in writing with 30 years of expertise in the study of choice in language, I offer a range of bespoke workshops on exactly the issues noted above, including
Working with your students to improve the way they answer write-about questions
Improving your students’ ability to analyse and write about patterns in language
Helping your students perform well in exams and fostering their ability to write independently in a range of styles
Making planning, drafting, and experimenting with choices part of your students’ writing practice.
The ability to write well enables expertise in nearly every other discipline (Ofsted, English education subject report, 2024). Empower your students today.