At Redgate, we follow a consistent whole-school writing sequence designed to enable all pupils to become confident, fluent and creative writers. Our approach ensures that children are immersed in high-quality models of writing, explicitly taught the skills they need, and given regular opportunities to apply, refine, and evaluate their work. Writing is taught through a carefully structured sequence which builds upon prior learning and promotes independence over time.

Our Writing Sequence

All writing units follow a consistent progression of learning:

1. Immerse – Pupils are introduced to rich, engaging stimuli such as high-quality texts, film clips, or real-life experiences. They explore the purpose, audience and language of model examples to identify key features of the genre.
   
   

2. Capture Ideas – Children generate and collect ideas through discussion, drama, vocabulary building and short-burst writing. This stage focuses on creativity, oral rehearsal and developing understanding of content and structure.
   
   

3. Grammar in Context – Grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary are taught explicitly within the context of the writing unit. These skills are revisited daily through discrete SPaG activities and reinforced in writing lessons.
   
   

4. Model and Shared Writing – Teachers explicitly model how to craft sentences and paragraphs, demonstrating effective authorial choices, sentence structures, and cohesive devices. Shared writing supports pupils to co-construct examples and internalise the craft of writing.
   
   

5. Plan – Pupils plan their independent writing using scaffolds appropriate to their age and stage, including story maps, paragraph frames, or success criteria.
   
   

6. Write – Pupils independently apply taught skills to produce a complete piece of writing, demonstrating control of structure, grammar and vocabulary for a clear audience and purpose.
   
   

7. Edit and Publish – Children reflect on their writing through self- and peer-editing, making purposeful improvements to vocabulary, sentence structure, and punctuation. Final drafts are presented and celebrated as part of a growing portfolio of writing.