Students’ ability to write – and write well – across subjects is important for their success at school. Writing helps students synthesise knowledge, analyse information and develop logical relationships between ideas to express opinions. It supports communication and collaboration, so it’s a key skill for academic achievement and life beyond school.
The most effective way to improve student writing is to systematically build teachers’ knowledge and skills in teaching the types of writing that align with the curriculum and support them to apply these in their teaching practice.
The resources in this collection are designed to support explicit writing instruction in the classroom. They can be used alongside our School Writing Instruction Framework (SWIF) to support you in delivering evidence-based writing instruction to all students in your school.
Resources in this collection
Fundamentals of writing
A series of guides designed to help teachers explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of writing to their students.
Writing paragraphs
A practice guide to help teachers and school leaders understand different paragraph types.
English, science and HPE writing
Practice guides for secondary school teachers focusing on types of sentences in English, Science and HPE writing.