Open Morning
An opportunity for staff to learn more about Talk for Writing, to see it in action in a classroom and to ask questions.
Where: Selby Community Primary School
When: Thursday November 5th 2026
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Reception Open Day - Wednesday 11th November 2026
We started our TalkforWriting journey in 2011. It is taught systematically and successfully across the school from Nursery to Year 6. By using this approach standards at the end of each year group have improved over time. Typically, the results at the end of each year group would be above national outcomes, despite the high levels of disadvantage.
Visitors to the school comment on how well the children use vocabulary in their spoken and written work. Pupils are willing to share their work and their passion/love of writing.
We offer the chance to see teaching in a range of year groups, children’s work and staff planning as well as meeting with the key storytelling staff to discuss anything from the following:
Imitation, Innovation, Independent Application and Invention
Audience, purpose, form
Developing toolkits for writing
Developing ambitious vocabulary
Embedding language games and activities
Supporting the development of writing with images, objects and story maps
Creating the Environment for Talk for Writing including celebrating writing
Non-fiction writing
Leadership of Talk for Writing
Effective feedback from staff and children including response to marking.
Whole school planning for Talk for Writing including the allocation of texts and language features across the school.
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