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How to Teach Writing in an Effective Narrative Unit in Year 4 (Zoom)

During the course, we will develop your understanding of how to teach writing in Year Four. We will demonstrate how the key recommendations of the new ‘Writing Framework’ can be effectively implemented through an engaging unit of work. We will provide a model plan that you can adapt to suit the needs of your children, plus appropriate teaching resources. You will be able to apply the strategies from this course to plan other effective narrative units of work, using quality texts.

During the course, we will show you how to develop:

  • Reading, writing and oracy for pleasure and purpose
  • Engagement by using a high-quality picture book
  • Transcription skills (handwriting, spelling) using a range of strategies, including dictation
  • Sentence-level skills (grammar and punctuation) and vocabulary in context
  • Composition skills including oral rehearsal, planning, drafting and revising
  • Independent proof-reading and editing skills
  • Motivation for writing by providing ‘real’ purposes and audiences
  • A range of effective teaching strategies such as modelled writing, focused group work, feedback.

Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 4. This course is particularly suited to ECTs, teachers new to Year 4 and any teachers looking for some new ideas to update and revitalise their teaching of writing.

Zoom Sessions

  • Number of sessions: 1 x 2 ½ hour Zoom session
  • Date: 22nd October 2025
  • Time: 9.15am – 11.45am
  • Price: £80 + VAT per delegate 

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    Account payment information and full terms and conditions will be included on the invoice. This will be emailed to the school email address after booking.

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    This course has really given me the confidence to change the way I teach writing.  I really needed Jane’s advice on replanning my units.

    Such a brilliant course!  I love all the resources and ideas and I can’t wait to use them with my class.

    As someone new to Y6, I was really worried about getting my class to ‘Expected’!  Jane has given me a really clear plan to follow for the rest of this year – definitely feeling more positive now!

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