Secondary CPD: Disciplinary writing in the secondary curriculum

This course

• Two 90-minute CPD sessions
• Between session teaching, evaluation and feedback tasks
• Online consultancy support

Part one: Wednesday 5 March 2025 15:30-17:00

Part two: Wednesday 19 March 2025 15:30-17:00

Course content

The online or in person CPD introduces teachers to a process for teaching and improving writing in a range of secondary subjects

In part one, teachers will:

• Consider the cognitive challenge of writing
• Know what a new Year 7 student working at the expected level can do
• Review genre, purpose and audience in KS3 and 4 subject writing
• Evaluate own knowledge and skills about writing (self-assessed)

In part two, teachers will:

• Review research into what works in teaching writing to adolescents
• Understand a sequence for teaching writing (modelling, planning and editing)
• Practice building students’ motivation and confidence in paragraph writing
• Use success criteria to help students’ evaluate their own and others’ writing

Participating teachers are expected to implement some tasks with a class between sessions.

Audience

Teachers of subjects with extended writing at KS3 or 4, supported by literacy leaders