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PROMOTING POSITIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL

BRIGHSTONE C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL

Presentation Policy

Date Agreed: Review Date:

Signed: ________________________________________________ Chair Board of Governors

2 BRIGHSTONE C. OF E. AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL PRESENTATION POLICY Aims Our aims are for all children at Brighstone to:  To establish high expectations and pride in everything we do, both of

• urselves and of the children.

 To create a clear and consistent set of guidelines for the presentation of children’s learning. Objectives  To motivate each individual to present their work in the best possible way.  To enable children to recognise work that is presented to a high standard.  To ensure each child knows the standard of presentation that is expected

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Expectations for teachers The teacher is the most important role model for presentation and high expectations, and should demonstrate good practice at all times. All handwriting on display for children should be joined, legible, consistently formed and neat.  All children’s work should be marked using the agreed marking policy.  When sticking work / labels / headings in books, ensure they are straight and cut to size.  Make sure children clear work surfaces and the floor before leaving the room to reduce waste of resources, and to ensure a tidy working

• environment. This is also necessary for health and safety reasons.

 Any photos taken of children’s work and practical activities will be glued in with a brief explanation.

Revision No. Date Issued Prepared By Approved Comments 1 RB / LD New Policy

3 Expectations for children Handwriting  When appropriate to the child’s ability, the cursive style is the agreed format for writing, which will be taught from Year 1.  Any worksheets and spellings will be in a legible font, such as Comic Sans, Sassoon Primary Infant, Arial or Handwriting for Windows Cursive (downloadable from the SDrive).  Bubbles in place of full stops or dots above the letter ‘i’ are not acceptable. Literacy, Topic and Guided Reading  Pencils are to be used at all times, and handwriting pens (not biros) can be used from Year 5 when appropriate.  Drawings and doodles are prohibited, both inside the books and on the covers.  In Literacy books the long date should be written in the top left side of the

• page. In all other books the short number date will be used.

 Titles should be underlined with a ruler.  The target / learning objective for the lesson will be neatly glued at the top

• f the page.

 Mistakes will be rubbed out or crossed out if written in pencil, and will have a neat line drawn through it if written in pen.  When a word has been highlighted, the child should write the correction above the word without rubbing the existing highlighted word out.  Felt pens should not be used in exercise books, to avoid ink bleeding through pages.  Children should only use the margins when responding to teachers’ comments.  When sticking work / labels / headings in books, ensure they are straight.  The folding of worksheets should be kept to a minimum.  A new piece of work will be commenced on a new page. Numeracy  Pencils should be used at all times in Numeracy books.  The short number date will be written at the top left side of the page. The title should be underlined with a ruler.  The target / learning objective for the lesson will be neatly glued at the top

• f each piece of work.

 Mistakes will be crossed through with a neat line, and not rubbed out, so the teacher can see progression in thinking.  New work will commence under the previous piece of work, separated by a ruled line.  When doing calculations, each digit should be written in its own box. At

• ther times digits can be written together, when necessary.

 When needed, margins can be drawn using a ruler.

4  There should be at least one clear square between each calculation when written horizontally or vertically.  It is to be expected that some work will be rough jottings and working out.  When sticking work / labels / headings in books, ensure they are straight and cut to size.  The folding of worksheets should be kept to a minimum. Taking pride in their presentation All children will be made aware of the expectations at the beginning of the school year, and will be reminded of them throughout the year. When a child has not met these expectations, they will then be required to redo the work to a higher standard, in their own time (play time or lunch time). For those children for whom clear presentation is a challenge, support from adults in the class will be provided. Outcomes of Presentation Policy  Children of all abilities are able to present their work to the highest possible standard, increasing their confidence and self-esteem.  There is consistency across the school in terms of standard of presentation expected, by adults and children.  Progression in presenting work between each class is evident and understood by all children and adults. Monitoring of Presentation Policy  The Senior Leadership Team, as well as subject co-ordinators, will collect examples of children’s work on a regular basis to ensure that the policy is being implemented consistently. This ensures that the policy leads to good practice in facilitating effective feedback, learning and teaching.

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Brighstone Primary’s Guide to Presentation  I will write the long date in my Literacy book and the short number date in my Numeracy book and Topic book.  In my Literacy and Topic books I will rub or cross out my mistakes, and in my Numeracy book I will cross them out.  In my Literacy book I will write the correction above the highlighted word.  I will glue in the learning objective, title and

• ther work neatly and in a straight line.

 I will start a new page in my Literacy book for each piece of work.  In my Numeracy book I will rule a line under each piece of work and continue on the same page.  I will cross through errors in my Numeracy book.  I will use coloured pencils to do any colouring in in my book.  I will take care of my books and won’t draw

• r doodle on the covers or inside.