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Writing objectives and expectations, year by year
The statutory objectives, the Appendix 2 grammar and punctuation, annotated exemplars and the moderation guidance for each primary year group — sourced from the national curriculum and the STA frameworks.
Year 1 writing
Sentence demarcation, phonically plausible spelling and the first short narratives
Year 2 writing
The KS1 framework standards verbatim, plus what non-statutory KS1 assessment now means
Year 3 writing
Paragraphs, inverted commas and the step up from key stage 1
Year 4 writing
Fronted adverbials, plural possession and cohesion across paragraphs
Year 5 writing
Relative clauses, parenthesis and modal verbs — the year before the framework bites
Year 6 writing
The statutory KS2 standards verbatim, moderation, and what WTS, EXS and GDS look like