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GREATER DEPTH AND MASTERY OF WRITING Portswood Teaching School Alliance Lewis Tribbeck Thornhill Primary School Steph Mander Portswood Primary Academy Trust Good or better learning for every child for every lesson

02/11/2017 P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE Discuss - What is your understanding of a child working at “Greater Depth” for writing? Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 How will the changes to the Interim Assessment P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE Framework, affect the expectations of children aiming to achieve the Greater Depth Standard? KS1 Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 KS2 Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE Discuss - What is your school doing to support children who have the potential to reach the Greater Depth standard? Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 • We must ensure we are not only plugging the gaps in each year group, but P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE also teaching for mastery in each year group. No longer can we allow this to be a responsibility for Years 2 and 6. • All teachers need to have a fundamental understanding of what constitutes a greater depth writer in not only their year group but also what is expected of them at the end of the Key Stage. Have they shown Do they show real Are they applying application of potential to apply their greater depth greater depth skills the greater depth skills in their current in the previous year skills at the end of year group? group? Key Stage? • Opportunities for our Greater Depth writers to explore their “voice” as an author, need to be given. Application through independent tasks is essential to show a child’s mastery of the required skills. KS2 children need to call on their own experiences and interests to produce work that engages and show authorial intent. Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE Mastery Writing Page 17 of final report of the commission on assessment without levels (published in 2015 by DfE) explains that mastery is: “…about deep, secure learning for all, with extension of able students (more things on the same topic) rather than acceleration (rapidly moving on to the new content)” Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 Every lesson is an English Time to develop lesson! – application, their own ideas application, application High Quality Texts Grammar applied Mastery Writing Whole class conscious teaching word choices Choice of outcome Effective not formulaic- Fewer pieces purpose and audience over longer periods Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE Discuss – To what extent are you developing Mastery in Writing across your year groups? Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 Greater Depth Writing across P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE the curriculum Task 1 – Take a look at the example of a Year 6’s writing. If this is their writing now, what needs to be taught to support this child in reaching Greater Depth? What opportunities could support them in reaching Greater Depth at end of KS2? Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE Task 2 – Now choose a piece of writing by a child from a different year group. 1. Do you think this child has mastered the skills from the previous year? 2. What skills does the child need to achieve/apply in order to ensure they are Greater Depth at the end of this year? 3. What opportunities could be developed to support the child in reaching Greater Depth? Good or better learning for every child, every lesson

02/11/2017 Reflect P ORTSWOOD T EACHING S CHOOL A LLIANCE What does your school need to do to ensure you are allowing for mastery of writing? What does your school need to do to ensure children with the potential of achieving the Greater Depth standard are being given the opportunities and teaching they require? Good or better learning for every child, every lesson