Curriculum & Teaching Review
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Writing is one of the hardest things schools teach and one of the clearest signs of a strong education. Many pupils struggle to write well, and writing standards are a common area for development. We review your writing curriculum and provision independently, so you know how to help more pupils write with confidence and control.
Below, we explain what a writing review involves, and how it helps you raise writing standards.
What Is Writing Curriculum & Provision Review?
It’s an independent review of how well your school teaches writing. We look at how writing is sequenced and taught, how grammar and vocabulary are developed, how pupils plan, draft, and edit, and how well the provision serves every pupil across the school.
We ground it in effective writing instruction and triangulate curriculum, teaching, and pupils’ work, so you get an honest picture of writing across the school.
Who Is It For?
It’s designed for all education settings: maintained schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts, Alternative Provisions, and SEND Units/Hubs. Headteachers, English and writing leaders, and senior leaders use it to strengthen writing.
Many schools ask for it to raise writing standards, close gaps in writing, or evaluate a new approach to teaching writing.
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What Does It Cover?
We shape the work around your priorities. You can have a broad review or a tight focus. Our most common areas include:
- How well writing is sequenced and taught
- The teaching of grammar and sentence construction
- Vocabulary development for writing
- How pupils plan, draft, and edit
- The quality and impact of feedback on writing
- Support for reluctant and struggling writers
- Writing for pupils with SEND and disadvantage
- Consistency of writing across the school
How This Helps Your School, Academy, Trust, or Alternative Provision
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Raise writing standards
We give you an honest view of writing and the priorities that will lift standards.
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Strengthen the writing curriculum
We check how writing is sequenced, so pupils build skills coherently over time.
3
Improve the teaching of writing
We look at how writing is taught, so you can strengthen practice and consistency.
4
Close the writing gap
We check how well provision serves disadvantaged and struggling writers.
5
Improve feedback on writing
We check whether feedback moves writing forward, and how to strengthen it.
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Support every writer
We look at provision for pupils with SEND and those who find writing hard.
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Develop your writing leader
The process builds your leader’s understanding of writing across the school.
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How It Works
- 1We agree the focus and phases to review with you.
- 2We review the writing curriculum, teaching, and pupils’ work.
- 3We look at work over time and talk to pupils where it helps.
- 4We triangulate the evidence for a reliable picture.
- 5We identify strengths and priorities with clear evidence.
- 6We produce a clear report with practical next steps.
What You Get at the End
You receive a clear, practical written report. It includes:
- An honest view of writing across the school
- How coherent the writing curriculum is
- Where teaching and provision are strong or need work
- Practical next steps you can act on straight away
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Key Features of Our Service
Expert writing insight
We know what strong writing provision looks like across phases.
Grounded in pupils’ work
We base findings on what pupils actually produce over time.
Flexible focus
A phase, a key stage, or your whole writing provision. We adapt to you.
Why Choose Jarvis Education?
We work only with education settings. We know how hard writing is to teach and how much it matters. Our review helps you raise writing standards, with every decision staying focused on children.
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Next Steps & How to Get Started
- Speak to one of our experts. We’ll explain how we work, answer your questions, and shape the right approach for your school.
- We agree dates and focus that suit your calendar, in person or online, and confirm everything in writing.
- Contact us today to discuss how we can support your school, academy, trust, and alternative provision.
- We’re ready to help and support you.
Who We Work With
We support settings of every type across England and internationally.
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