Clutton Primary School – Mixed-age – Pathways to Write – Case Study

About the school: Very small rural village school in Cheshire West

Number of classes: 3

Number on roll: 48

The Challenge:

Previously, our school was using another programme to support the teaching of writing across the school. Staff felt it was quite bitty and lots of additional resources and books were needed.

Pathways to Write was chosen as it had a clear mastery approach with the learning outcomes made clear throughout each unit. There are lots of opportunities for consolidation and application. Training with The Literacy Company team was excellent and staff felt very motivated to start.

Mastery Approach:

Pupils love the hooks across the school and become very excited about trying to predict what their new book will be. The one book per unit works really well as it allows the children to really engage with the text.

Stamina for writing has improved and there has been more evidence of a range of narratives. Pupils are generally very positive regarding the lessons and talk fondly about previous books they have read.

The Impact:

The Pathways to Write Mixed-Age planning is extremely helpful to the staff in our small school.

Staff have all stated that their subject knowledge has improved and thus their confidence, and there has been a very positive impact on teacher workload since the implementation of Pathways to Write.

‘Since starting using Pathways to Write Mixed-Age, we wouldn’t look back!

It has improved stamina for writing throughout the school and the pupils’ engagement in writing has very much improved.

Once we had the initial training, it was very simple to implement.’

Clutton Primary School