KS3 Y7 Literacy Scheme of Work SOW EEF Grammar Punctuation Sentences
A full scheme of work of 45x 30-minute lessons. These are split into 3x groups of 15x lessons focusing on:
Term 1 - Grammar
Term 2 - Punctuation
Term 3 - Sentences
This 45‑lesson KS3 Literacy Scheme provides a structured, cumulative approach to developing core writing skills across Grammar, Sentences, and Punctuation. Designed for short, focused literacy sessions, the scheme builds knowledge in small, manageable steps, with regular retrieval, modelling, guided practice, and application tasks.
These lessons form a complete Y7/KS3 literacy programme focused on building secure, transferable sentence skills. The scheme develops students’ confidence with a variety of literacy skills and techniques, with each lesson following a consistent structure with short retrieval tasks, explicit modelling, guided practice and independent application, making it easy to deliver in a 30‑minute slot. It also includes ‘hidden’ extension tasks which could easily make them 1-hour lessons.
The scheme also comes with a sequenced student booklet containing all tasks, models and practice activities, so teachers can deliver the lessons with minimal preparation. The approach is fully aligned with EEF principles and is designed to support students in writing with accuracy, clarity and purpose across the curriculum.
Ideal for Y7 and adaptable across KS3, these lessons provide a clear, practical route to improving sentence construction and strengthening foundational writing skills.



