Primary Writing Assessment ARE and Greater Depth Years 1-6

The Writing objectives:

• link to the end of year and key stage expectations set out in the 2014 National Curriculum;

• are cross referenced with Key Performance Indicators for each year group

• include additional targets that have been developed to ensure high expectations and year on year progression (focussing on narrative writing and punctuation);

• are used by teachers regularly to assess what a pupil can do and identify what a child needs to work on to improve;

• provide the basis for teacher assessment each half term;

• are used when a child has completed an independent piece of writing;

• are used to demonstrate the progress a pupil makes across the year.

Greater Depth Targets introduces so that children can be pushed to include some the of the GDS targets outlined in the stautory guidance for 2 and 6.

Note- Years 2 and 6 follow stautory guidance.