--- title: "Writing Overview" url: "https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing" school: "Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust" --- Admissions Consultation BHCET schools [Click Here](https://bhcet.org.uk/admissions-consultation) # Writing Overview Foundational Knowledge & Skills ## Writing The Writing framework sets out the foundational knowledge and skills pupils should develop across Years 7, 8 and 9. The expectations build progressively so that pupils write with increasing accuracy, independence, control and awareness of purpose, audience and impact across the curriculum. Building towards automaticity The expectation is that students in each year group can independently engage with and apply the skills outlined. Automaticity is key. Year 8 students should continue to apply Year 7 skills and knowledge accurately, while Year 9 students should continue to apply Year 8 skills and knowledge accurately. Securing these foundational skills provides a solid grounding of core and transferable writing skills for GCSE study. **Year 7** Securing these skills and knowledge **Year 8** Extending, developing and applying these skills and knowledge **Year 9** Refining these skills and knowledge ### Purpose & Audience #### Year 7 - [Apply features of the genre/type of writing accurately with some teacher support and guidance ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-genre-features) - [Awareness of the need to adapt tone and levels of formality for different purposes and audiences ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-tone-formality) #### Year 8 - [Considers reader response through choices made in writing ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-reader-response) - [Writes with the intention of engaging and impacting a range of audiences for a range of purposes ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-engage-audiences) - [Appropriate use of tone and formality for different purposes and audiences ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-tone-formality) #### Year 9 - [Independently crafts writing with a sustained and controlled voice appropriate to purpose ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-sustained-voice) - [Manipulates tone, register and viewpoint deliberately to influence the reader ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-tone-register-viewpoint) - [Makes sophisticated choices to shape reader response ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-reader-response) - [Sustains awareness of audience across extended pieces of writing ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-audience-awareness) ### Grammar #### Year 7 - [Accurate use of tenses: past, present, future, active and passive ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-tenses-voice) - [Subject/verb agreement is used accurately ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-subject-verb-agreement) - [Accurate use of simple, compound and complex sentences including subordinate clauses ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-sentence-types) #### Year 8 - [Uses varied sentence openings ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-varied-openings) - [Whole range of sentence types chosen to suit purpose and audience and used accurately ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-sentence-types-purpose) #### Year 9 - [Manipulates a full range of sentence structures for deliberate effect ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-sentence-structures-effect) - [Uses varied and controlled sentence openings to shape meaning and emphasis ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-controlled-openings) - [Controls syntax deliberately to influence pace and clarity ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-syntax-pace-clarity) - [Maintains consistent grammatical accuracy in extended writing ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-grammatical-accuracy) ### Punctuation #### Year 7 - [Accurate use of capital letters, full stops, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes and quotation marks ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-core-punctuation) #### Year 8 - [Chooses the correct punctuation for effect ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-punctuation-effect) - [Accurate use of semi-colons and colons ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-semicolons-colons) #### Year 9 - [Uses the full range of punctuation accurately and deliberately for effect ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-full-punctuation) - [Employs semi-colons, colons and dashes confidently to shape clarity and emphasis ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-semicolons-colons-dashes) - [Uses punctuation to control pace and guide reader interpretation ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-punctuation-pace) - [Maintains consistent accuracy across extended and independent writing ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-punctuation-accuracy) ### Spelling #### Year 7 - [Accurate spelling of common words ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-common-spelling) - [More complex vocabulary is spelled phonetically at times ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-phonetic-complex-vocabulary) - [Tier 2 and 3 words which are a focus of the topic are spelled accurately or corrected and followed up ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-tier2-tier3-spelling) #### Year 8 - [Accurate spelling of more complex and ambitious vocabulary ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-ambitious-spelling) - [Confident use of Tier 2/3 vocabulary that is accurately spelled and applied in written and oracy work ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-tier2-tier3-vocabulary) #### Year 9 - [Spells a wide range of ambitious Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary accurately ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-ambitious-tier2-tier3-spelling) - [Draws on knowledge of morphology and etymology to support spelling accuracy ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-morphology-etymology) - [Selects precise and sophisticated vocabulary to enhance meaning ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-precise-vocabulary) - [Demonstrates consistent spelling accuracy in independent writing ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-spelling-accuracy) ### Editing & Redrafting #### Year 7 - [Students can edit/proofread for key Tier 2 and 3 words accurately ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-edit-tier2-tier3) - [Students can edit/proofread punctuation accurately ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-edit-punctuation) - [Improve/redraft writing by adding and correcting basic elements ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-basic-redrafting) #### Year 8 - [Students can edit/proofread key Tier 2/3 words accurately and correct common vocabulary ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-edit-vocabulary) - [Students can edit/proofread punctuation, grammar and cohesive devices in their own work and that of others ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-edit-technical-cohesion) - [Writing is redrafted for clarity, structure and vocabulary ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-redraft-clarity-structure) #### Year 9 - [Independently evaluates and improves writing for clarity, coherence and impact ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-evaluate-improve) - [Edits for grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary with precision ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-edit-precision) - [Refines writing to strengthen tone, structure and reader engagement ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-refine-tone-structure) - [Applies feedback effectively and redrafts to improve overall quality ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-apply-feedback) - [Writing is deliberately reshaped for precision, fluency and impact ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-reshape-writing) ### Handwriting & Presentation #### Year 7 - [All dates and titles are underlined with a ruler ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-dates-titles) - [The right materials and tools are used for the task ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-materials-tools) - [Students can write legibly in designated areas ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-legible-designated-areas) - [Expression of ideas is not hindered by handwriting and presentation; where it is, this is supported and corrected ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y7-handwriting-presentation) #### Year 8 - [Students independently choose the right materials and tools for the task on every occasion ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-materials-tools) - [Expression of ideas is not hindered by handwriting and presentation ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y8-handwriting-presentation) #### Year 9 - [Maintains fluent, legible handwriting that supports clear communication ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-fluent-legible-handwriting) - [Presents work consistently to a high standard without prompting ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-presentation-standard) - [Selects appropriate form and layout to suit the purpose of the task ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-form-layout) - [Ensures presentation enhances, rather than hinders, meaning and impact ](https://bhcet.org.uk/foundational-knowledge-and-skills/writing/toolkit#y9-presentation-impact) ### Writing Toolkit The supporting Writing Toolkit provides detailed descriptions, cross-curricular examples, teaching models, scaffolding strategies, rehearsal activities and intended outcomes for each expectation. 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