Morda C

Vision for Writing Learning


At Morda, our vision for writing is that pupils develop the voice to communicate their thoughts and feelings confidently, both vocally and in the written form. 

Through working within fictional contexts, pupils explore written and spoken language and express themselves in a range of linguistic registers, well beyond their lived experience. They speak and write using the authorial voice of the characters they represent. 

 Their writing is purposeful and compelling within the imagined context, showing a playful enjoyment of the richness of the English language. It is this imagined context which gives them the children the urge to write, and the confidence to make use of the wide vocabulary they have encountered through the larger fictional narrative . 

Morda pupils become courageous in their writing- they learn not to fear the empty page.  They are supported through a carefully structured sequence of learning which enriches their vocabulary, through engaging with and analysing high quality texts and exemplars.

Pupils are taught phonics, spelling patterns, punctuation, grammar and sentence structures systematically through the school. They learn the conventions of how to construct a range of formal and informal writing genres.
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Pupils are taught handwriting systematically through school beginning with mark making and pre-cursive writing in year 1 and developing joined handwriting using the Nelson handwriting scheme throughout school Nelson Pre cursive Year 1
We want Morda pupils to become capable and enthusiastic writers who genuinely enjoy writing and reflect on and improve their own other’s work. At Morda they learn that the writing can be a beautiful form of artistic expression and a powerful tool for change.