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The school ensures a consistent approach across stages and works toward joined cursive writing from Year 2 to the end of Year 6, including awareness of lower- and upper-case letters.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"What does the policy require for pencil grip, posture, and writing direction?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"Children are taught to hold a pencil using a tripod grip and to adopt the correct writing posture. The policy also requires writing from left to right and top to bottom, with correct starting and finishing of letters as pupils move toward cursive.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"How does handwriting progression and assessment work across year groups?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Progression is outlined from EYFS through UKS2, including joined handwriting expectations and reduced reminders in later key stages. 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Children must be able to write with ease, speed and legibility. Cursive handwriting teaches pupils to join letters and words as a series of flowing movements and patterns. The development of this fluid style when mastered allows children to apply their energy into the content of their writing as opposed to the formation of the letters themselves. Handwriting skills are taught regularly and systematically throughout the school.  \nAt Langmoor Primary School our aims in teaching handwriting are:  \n• To enable children to write in a consistent, well presented and legible format.  \n• To have a consistent approach across Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and 2 when teaching handwriting.  \n• To ensure that from Year 2 to the end of Year 6 children are using a joint cursive writing style.  \n• To make sure all children know the difference between lower and upper case letters.  \n• To ensure the skills taught at Key Stage 1 continue to develop throughout Key Stage 2.  \n• To adopt a consistent approach towards handwriting by all adults when writing in children’s books, on the whiteboard or on displays / resources.  \nImplementation  \nChildren will be taught to:  \n• Hold a pencil correctly and encouraged to use a tripod pencil grip, where the pencil is gripped between the index finger and the thumb. The middle finger is then used to support the underside of the pencil as shown.  \n• Adopt the correct posture when writing and encouraged to adopt the correct writing position as shown (children who are left handed should reposition the paper the other way and sit to the left hand side if seated next to a right handed child) .  \n• Write from left to right and from top to bottom of the page.  \n• Start and finish letters correctly working towards a cursive style (from year 2 onwards) .  \n• Form regularly sized and shaped letters.  \n• Use regular spacing between letters and words  \n• Always take a pride in their written work and the overall presentation.  \n• The cursive script agreed at Langmoor Primary School is shown below.  \n• Children will join, fluent letters by the end of Year 6 (as stated in the NC); they will join letters appropriately (some letters may not be joined for their individual style) .  \nComputer fonts available to staff:  \nThese are the Bubble Fonts staff can use for supporting handwriting. There are joined (cursive) and not joined.  \nFonts can support handwriting practise and be used during interventions.  \nStaff will ensure all children learn to produce clear letters as shown in this style; however, older children will develop their own style joining or not joining some letters as appropriate for them.  \nYear Group Progression  \nEYFS: ELGs: Children at the expected level of development will be able to write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed.  \nYear 1: Build fluent, legible and, eventually, speedy handwriting. Develop the physical skill needed for handwriting, and learn how to organise their ideas in writing.  \nYear 2: Be able to form individual letters correctly, so establishing good handwriting habits from the beginning of the year. Joins introduced to children.  \nLKS2: Joined handwriting should be the norm; pupils should be able to use it fast enough to keep pace with what they want to say.  \nUKS2: Neat, cursive handwriting is established by now; therefore, minimal practice or reminders is required to maintain it.  \nTo support progression of handwriting year group’s have different sized lines in their books: Year 1 have 15mm, Year 2 have 10mm leading to 8mm in KS2 . If children need support as they are not meeting the expectations they may be given a different sized lined book to use to that of their peers: children will use line sizes appropriate to their individual stage in writing.  \nChildren shou","cbCaimWidciMar8D","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimWidciMar8D","pdf",952226,"English","# Handwriting at Langmoor Primary School\n## Intent\n## Implementation\n## Year Group Progression\n## Teaching & Assessment","[{\"question\":\"What are the main aims of the handwriting policy at Langmoor Primary School?\",\"answer\":\"Children are supported to write in a consistent, well-presented and legible format. 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