The FANTASTICs system, which is also used in the teaching of reading,allows children to identify the nine elements that all text types are comprised of. When pupils are familiar with these nine elements, they are able to ensure that they are incorporated into their writing. The FANTASTICs help children to sharpen their understanding of their own and others’ writing by encouraging them to be observant and reflective. The Writing Rainbow poster is a classroom resource that encourages interaction and the collection of ideas during the writing process. The Writing Rainbow offers a complete view of ‘The Write Stuff’ methods and systems. The research of Jane Considine (The Write Stuff) was a development initiative in 2018, to enhance current provision and practice. The focus remains on a love of story, enrichment and language. Children are immersed in a key text, revealing plot points one at a time through the 'slow reveal'to maintain the excitement of revealing the story. This story forms the basis of the wider project and curriculum enrichment. We add clarity to the mechanics of the teaching of writing.

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IDEAS - The FANTASTICs uses a child friendly acronym to represent the nine idea lenses through which children can craft their ideas. Jane Considine will be coming to Northamptonshire on the 12th December 2023 to deliver Hooked on Books, in person. In The Write Stuff approach to writing, the children explore high level, rich vocabulary and are taught grammar in context through different writing lenses on the Writing Rainbow. There are three lenses used to support children with their writing:Jane Considinewill be coming to London on the 10th November 2023 to deliverThe Write Stuff,in person. write for a range of purposes including diary entries, persuasive letters, stories, poems and recounts to name but a few. This part of the unit is heavily scaffolded with lots of teacher input and modelling of vocabulary use, sentence construction and use of grammar with reference to the 3 writing lenses.

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Writing at Keresley is centred around a high quality story that captures the children's interest from the outset. The model that is used toteach writingis a personalised approach based around best practice taken from 'The Write Stuff'.The school environment enfolds children in stories, settings and language. There is a focus on drama, oracy and language development, equipping children with fundamental knowledge and skillsthat will enable themto be successful throughout their lives. The Write Stuff provides a balance of narrative, non-fiction and poetry writing throughout each term. Impact Edit Type 3: This is when a writer wants to add more sentences to develop an idea further. For this the children are shown how to use ‘editing flaps’.The poster is a bright and colourful reminder for demonstration writing. It encourages pupils by stretching and challenging independent writing. The Large Writing Rainbow symbols are a set of 27 brightly coloured classroom resources, measuring 28.5 cm in diameter, that mirror the writing lenses found on Jane Considine’s Writing Rainbow. By using these lenses, teachers can focus on a particular aspect of the Writing Rainbow. Pupils can then incorporate that lens in their planning and writing activities during the lesson. This allows them to become more confident on the range and repertoire of aspects to showcase in their independent writing. At St Clement’s we have adopted ‘The Write Stuff’ by Jane Constantine to bring clarity and consistency to the mechanics of writing and to enable our children to write effectively and coherently. As a school, all children from Year 1 to Year 6 learn to write through the Write Stuff approach. This was developed by teacher and leading English consultant, Jane Considine. It is a fun, creative and rigorous approach to develop children’s writing. This approach allows children to apply basic skills, vocabulary and grammar knowledge to write effective sentences, which are full of impact and keep the reader interested. In Reception, children are immersed in a language rich environment, with stories at thecore of their learningand the Early Years Curriculum. Even before theycan write, the childrenare securing their understanding of words and their meanings through 'Picture Power'. The FANTASTICS are used to focus the children's ideas about what can be seen, igniting their senses and broadening their vocabulary. The children are also taught ambitious word choicesthrough 'Word Collecting'activities. We aim to make handwriting an automatic process that does not interfere with creative and mental thinking.

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By using these lenses, pupils will become more confident on the range and repertoire of aspects to showcase in their independent writing. This approach supports a systems view to teaching writing that can be applied to any text, novel, picture book or film.The Three Zones of Writing: The FANTASTICs (Ideas), The GRAMMARISTICs (Tools), and The BOOMTASTICs (Techniques) support their learning, precision and writing. Once children have followed their 'central character' through the story, they have the opportunity to plan and write independently using their previous learning to shape their creative stories. Children at Keresleyschoolsare encouraged to see writing as a journey; re-drafting and editing are used before writing is published.Writing extends across the curriculum with children being given opportunities to write for a range of different purposes outside of the writing lesson. Enable section – the children write their sentence following the model and have the opportunity to 'deepen the moment' where they can explore the plot point further and demonstrate their own creative sentences using their previous learning. Author of bestselling books, The Write Stuff. Hooked on Books and The Spelling Book, Jane Considine energises and inspires thousands of teachers every year with her unique blend of sparkling effervescence and clear, practical guidance. Approaching her 20th anniversary as an English consultant, Jane is still bringing a wealth of fresh ideas (and clarity) to the effective teaching of writing, reading and spelling. Her aim is always to deliver research informed CPD that makes a difference where it matters; in the classroom. At Whitehouse Primary School we are very proud of our pupil’s handwriting and take particular care in our cursive/joined-up handwriting style. We use Letter-join as the basis of our handwriting policy that covers all the requirements of the 2014 National Curriculum.

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Learn the Fantastic Foundations approach through a one day training course with creator, Jane Considine. You will spend the day learning the system amongst like-minded teachers and those within the teaching profession. You will be armed with the tools and techniques needed to implement the system immediately into your classroom. During the Model section the teacher prepares children for writing by modelling the ideas, grammar and techniques of writing taken from the writing rainbow. Having followed the Write Stuff approach to developing their writing skills children should be able to Model section – the teacher close models a sentence that outlines clear writing features and techniques. Spelling is taught through the Spelling Shed scheme. In each year group, children will be taught specific spelling rules which they will build on and use throughout the scheme.Learn The Write Stuff approach through a one day training course with creator, Jane Considine. You will spend the day learning the system amongst like-minded teachers and those within the teaching profession. You will be armed with the tools and techniques needed to implement the system immediately into your classroom. During the initiate section children ‘chot’ (chat and jot) down their ideas from stimulating resources, such as pictures, music and drama. The children are encouraged to use ‘kind calling out’ where they call out examples of vocabulary, adverbs, onomatopoeia etc. understand a range of punctuation and the effect it can have on the reader in both writing and reading. Jane Considine will be coming to Northamptonshire on the 7th December 2023 to deliver Fantastic Foundations, in person.