Handwriting is a key skill that underpins success across the curriculum. We provide regular, systematic handwriting teaching to ensure all pupils make strong progress and meet Key Stage expectations.

Our approach is inclusive and responsive. Children who experience difficulties—such as those developing fine motor skills, left-handed learners, or pupils with special educational needs—receive targeted support to help them succeed.

We use Letter-join resources to deliver high-quality lessons with clear progression and opportunities for extra practice and challenge. In Reception, handwriting is taught through short daily sessions that focus on:

• Developing gross motor control through activities like air-writing, pattern-making, and physical movement.
• Strengthening fine motor skills through mark-making on paper, whiteboards, sensory trays, and digital tools.
• Building letter knowledge: recognising shapes, sounds, and correct formation.
• Establishing correct posture and grip for confident, fluent writing.

Our Early Years handwriting programme follows a structured sequence:

1. Pre-cursive patterns
2. Simple letters and words
3. More complex letters and words

By the end of Reception, children are expected to recognise and form all cursive lowercase letters and write words confidently. This approach supports the Early Learning Goals for Literacy as set out in the EYFS Statutory Framework, ensuring children develop the foundations for fluent writing.