Description
Dear Colleague,
Writing remains one of the most challenging and heavily scrutinised areas of any Ofsted inspection.
Inspectors are no longer interested in hearing simply what your school does. They want to know why you do it, how it is informed by research, how it is monitored, and most importantly, how you know it is improving outcomes for all pupils.
Could your Writing Leader confidently explain:
• How writing progresses from EYFS to Year 6?
• How spoken language supports writing development?
• How vocabulary, grammar and composition are taught systematically?
• How disadvantaged pupils are closing the writing gap?
• How teachers develop pupils as independent writers?
• How leaders know their writing curriculum is having a measurable impact?
This practical, highly focused training course has been designed specifically to prepare Writing Leaders for the reality of inspection under the new framework.
The course explores:
✓ What inspectors really look for in writing
✓ Curriculum design, progression and sequencing
✓ The latest EEF evidence on improving writing
✓ Vocabulary, sentence construction and composition
✓ Oracy and oral rehearsal
✓ Handwriting, spelling and transcription
✓ Writing across the curriculum
✓ Supporting disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND
✓ Monitoring, evaluation and demonstrating impact
✓ Challenging Ofsted-style questions with model answers
Many Writing Leaders discover that inspection discussions are far more detailed and demanding than expected. This course provides the knowledge, confidence and evidence base needed to answer those questions with authority.
Whether inspection is next month or next year, this training will help ensure your writing provision is strong, your evidence is robust, and your leadership is inspection-ready.
Because when inspectors ask about writing, they expect much more than good intentions.
They expect expertise.
Book your place today.
Best wishes,
Helen Youngman
School Improvement & Ofsted Consultant
