Aims

We lay the foundations for writing with a focus on gross and fine motor skills, self-expression and mark-making, and phonics. Many of our learners will then progress to formal writing, which we develop as a life skill through practical, real-life activities and experiences. 

Curriculum

• Pre-formal: A focus on posture and the building of gross-motor skills through physical activity and mark making.
• Semi-formal: A focus on letter formation and pencil grip, alongside an understanding of sentence structure using colourful semantics and an introduction to phonics and spelling.
• Formal: A focus of the conventions of sentence and paragraph structure by writing from experience and for different purposes.