7 Steps to Independence

A whole school priority focus for writing is to develop our pupils’ resilience and self-belief. As well as being given the knowledge and skills required, we also seek to develop pupils’ ability to independently apply this knowledge and these skills through extended writing activities in their different subject areas. See below the Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF) 7 Steps to Independence which forms a central pillar of the school’s teaching and learning approach: