Writing at Oakridge... 

At Oakridge, we strive to engage the children in writing by teaching it through exciting and relevant contexts. We often use quality texts to inspire writing and to promote the importance of reading for pleasure.

 We plan English ‘journeys’ that last two to three weeks and culminate in a ‘final piece’ of writing that has an authentic purpose and audience.

Part way through the journey, the children have an opportunity to practise the skills they have learnt so far by applying them to an ‘apprentice piece’ of writing. From this, their teacher can identify ‘next step’ targets that might need a bit more practice before they write their final piece.