We aim for our children to:
• Understand the importance of neat presentation in order to communicate their ideas clearly.
• Take pride in the presentation of their work and gain a sense of achievement.
• Present work in a neat and orderly fashion appropriate to the task.
• Use the correct letter formation.
• Develop fluency and speed whilst writing, so that they are able to write in a neat cursive
style by the end of KS2.

In the early stages children are taught:
• How to hold a pen/pencil correctly and form letters and numbers of regular size and shape.
• Write from left to write and top to bottom of a page.
• Start and finish upper and lower case letters correctly.
• Put regular spaces between letters and words.
• The importance of clear and neat presentation in order to communicate meaning effectively.

In the later stages children are taught to:
• Write legibly in a joined style with increased fluency and speed.
• Use different forms of handwriting for different purposes, e.g. understand that making
quick written notes in English or jottings in maths does not require the same level of
neatness as otherwriting or maths work.