Writing

Subject Leader	Mrs S Cross & Miss D Mewis
Contact Details	lowersite@brinkworthearldanbys.wilts.sch.uk for the attention of the Writing Subject Leader
Mission Sentence	At Brinkworth Earl Danby's School we believe that writing is an essential part of the curriculum; a subject that not only stands alone, but one that should be an integral part of all learning. Writing starts in English but is the key to developing skills across the curriculum. We ensure children to "exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, or a journal entry," (Jane Yolen).
Inspiring Quotes	After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world. (Phillip Pullman) There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you. (Beatrix Potter) I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. (Anne Frank) The first draft is just you telling yourself the story. (Terry Pratchett)

Curriculum Overview

This table shows the core text that the children will be using as a basis for their writing, and the genres they will be writing.

This table will be updated next year, as we will be using our core texts on a two-year rolling programme.

Some famous authors we are inspired by...

Katherine Rundell (b. 1987)

Eric Carle (1929 – 2021)

Phillip Pullman (b. 1946)

CS Lewis (1898 – 1963)

Emily Gravett (b 1971)

Dr Janina Ramirez (b. 1980)

Brinkworth Earl Danby’s CE Primary School