Friday 18th July 2025
LOST FOR WORDS …JUST A QUARTER OF CHILDREN SAY THEY ENJOY WRITING
This is such a sad headline I found in the paper recently.
A report by the National Literacy Trust says ‘this is a worrying state of decline and has ‘concerning implications’.
They say children’s enjoyment of writing has plummeted over the last decade.
Just 27% of children said they enjoyed writing in their free time, compared to 29% last year and 47% in 2010. Last year just 72% of children in England met the expected standards in writing in the KS2 SATs.
I am delighted to report that this is not the case in our school. We already know that 89% of our year 6 children have achieved the expected standard in writing in the KS2 SATs this year with 15% achieving a greater depth standard.
Governor monitoring of writing this year also noted:
”All children interviewed were happy to read aloud with enthusiasm and enjoyment. All were aware of their own progress and were proud of their achievements. It was evident from looking at progress records and work over time in the books that all of the children were making secure and often good progress”.
Catriona Williamson