Writers for Life intervention

Writers for Life: Enhancing progress in KS2 writing

Writing provides a valuable vehicle for children to express ideas, thoughts and feelings and to deepen understanding. It plays a vital role in learning and academic attainment.

However, our research has shown writing enjoyment levels are the lowest they have been since 2010.

Building on our existing success in supporting and developing primary writing, we have designed an intervention which aims to improve writing quality and empower children to take ownership of the writing process. Core approaches drawn from the whole-school IPEELL programme have been adapted to meet the needs of children that will benefit from focused teaching to accelerate progress towards age-related expectations.

Writers for Life consists of a fully planned set of three learning sequences each made up of five sessions.

Lesson content and supporting tools have been carefully designed to reduce cognitive load, allowing children to focus on approaches that support independence in writing across a range of text types.

Teachers will be provided with an intervention facilitator’s manual and and a day of training to support pupils’ progress.

Accessing the Writers for Life intervention and training

The cost of accessing the intervention is:

• £350 for one attendee.
• £280 per each additional attendee.

The recommended size of each intervention group is 10 children. Each delegate who signs up and attends the training will receive 10 pupil handbooks.

Schools that have previously participated in National Literacy Trust Improving Writing in KS2 (IPEELL) training can claim a £50 discount per booking.

Our next Writers for Life training session will take place on Friday 7 February 2025. The schedule will be:

• W/c 27 January: we will send participants a folder of virtual resources.
• Friday 7 February - 9.30 - 14.30: participants will attend Writers for Life training via Zoom.
• W/c 10 February: we will send participants a set of pupil workbooks in the post.

Do you have any questions?

If you have any questions about Writers for Life, please email us on schools@literacytrust.org.uk.

Please book your place(s) using the form below.