As pupils learn to refine the meaning of their writing through correction, discussion and redrafting, and to extend the forms and styles they employ, teachers need to introduce them to the grammatical, literary and other technical terms of language which they can use in talking about their work.

The accompanying grid, which maps out content and learning and teaching approaches, has the following strands: functional writing; personal writing; imaginative writing; punctuation and structure; spelling; handwriting and presentation; and knowledge about language. Accounts of each of these strands, developed as attainment targets, can be found in Section 2.