Marking RoutinesAt KS1 - Children aged 4 to 7

• Teacher will correct writing such as encouraging the use of Capital Lettersand full stops

• We will use our VCOP sessions to practice pour literacy skills and set targetsfor improvement

• Writing will be in pencil or with pens provided by the teacher• Teacher will provide rulers for making straight lines.

At KS2 - Children aged 7 to 11

ROUTINES FOR YOUR EXERCISE BOOKS

• Good quality presentation is very important.• You should be proud of every piece of work you produce.• Remember to ALWAYS PROOF READ your own work.

TEACHERS WILL;

• Mark your work using a coloured pen.• Give rewards for good work and effort.• Tell you, and write about how well you are doing.• Confirm how you can improve and move on to the next level of

attainment.

When we look at your written work we will look for;SOME SPELLING MISTAKES

• Spelling mistakes that you should know may be corrected by a pupil orteacher.

• A few other spellings may be underlined and marked ‘sp’ or circled – youwill need to rewrite the correct spellings for these words. Difficult wordsmay be written out at the bottom of a piece of work.

• Grammatical errors you should know will be underlined or circled.

PUNCTUATION

• A circle will be drawn for missed punctuation, including capital letters (CLin the margin)

• // will mark the need for a new paragraph

WORDS

• / \ will show that a word has been missed out.

So here are your TOP TEN TIPS for good written work in your exercisebooks...

1. Write the date in full (e.g 25th December 2010 In Maths and science like this25/12/06), in the top right hand corner of a new piece of work. Include pagenumber for text book work.

2. Miss a line before the title of a written piece of work.3. Remember to use CAPITAL LETTERS for the first letter of important words in

the title.4. Underline your title and other information with a ruled line.5. Miss a line after the title before you start the main part of your work.6. Writing should be in blue or black pen. Handwriting should always be as

neat as possible.7. Diagrams, drawings, charts and tables should be in pencil.8. Use a ruler for straight lines. Some teachers like a margin at the side of the

page for comments. Check where this margin should be.9. Use pencil crayons for colouring in. If self-marking please use coloured

pencil. Felt pens and gel pens should only be used when advised by theteacher.

10. Your written work usually starts next to the margin. When you finish yourwritten or other work, leave a space and draw a line. Please use up allspaces in your exercise books and save trees.

YOUR EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE:Handwriting pen, pencil, ruler, calculator, coloured crayons, pencil sharpener,rubber, glue stick, rounded scissors (Correction fluid not permitted in school).