Writing Assessment Success Ladders

This resource helps with writing assessment across the primary phases from Foundation to Year 6.

This is a set of writing assessment ladders for Foundation to Year 6 pupils. The content is based on Age Related Expectations in Writing for National Curriculum 2014. There are also statements based on the current Foundation Stage requirements and statements taken from previous L6 descriptions to cover pupils who exceed Year 6 A.R.E.

Statements can be used to set targets and monitor progress of pupils in writing. They could be stuck into books and used as success criteria for writing.

The ladders cover Spelling, Handwriting, Composition, Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation for all year groups. These are then broken down into Beginning, Developing and Secure to enable progress tracking.