English teaching at High Ash is engaging, motivating and personalised.  Writing is taught following a structured skills-based approach whereby every week, children will take an in-depth look at a text and create a piece of writing inspired by its content.  Each unit follows a broadly similar structure: reading and discussing the stimulus and unpicking a WAGOLL ('What a good one looks like') for the children to see what their end product may look like; practising skills after extensive modelling from the teacher; and a star write where pupils produce their final piece of writing to show-off their skills. 

Throughout the week, teachers build a 'working wall' with their modelled examples, vocabulary and a writing checklist which will be referred to in every lesson. Grammar and punctuation form the basis of the skills that are taught throughout each unit.

Spelling is taught through the week following the Spelling Shed scheme.  Children are expected to practise their spellings daily by playing the games made available to them on the Spelling Shed website. 

We regularly moderate and monitor our writing as a school and with other local schools.