Greater Depth Writing targets for years 1,3,5 and 6. Years 2 ad 6 use statutory guidance. Targets are used to stretch the GDS children in writing, they match the stautory guidance for years 2 and 6 and look to either build on from them or build up to these.

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.

Writing assessment for Years 1,3,4 and 5. Objectives are clearly linked to the National Curriculum and show clear progression. Layout and wording in line with statutory assesments for Years 2 and 6- consistency across the school.

A simple presentation looking at how to correctly use commas. My year 6's initially struggled to get commas in the correct places during extended pieces of writing, this PP was used as a whiteboard activity and seems to have done the job.