Handwriting
We are very proud of our pupils’ handwriting and take particular care with our handwriting style.
In line with the Writing Framework 2025, handwriting is taught explicitly and regularly across the school beginning in reception, in addition to writing in phonics lessons. We use Letter-join’s whole school handwriting scheme as the basis of our handwriting policy, which enables us to meet National Curriculum requirements through a structured teaching programme.
Objective
Handwriting is a core skill which influences the quality of work throughout the curriculum. By the end of Key Stage 2 pupils should have the ability to produce fluent, legible and speedy joined handwriting, and to understand that different styles of handwriting are used for different purposes.
Our intention is to make handwriting an automatic process that does not interfere with creative and mental thinking.
Please read our policy for more information around implementation.