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Writing and spelling teaching ideas
Evidence-informed articles on the explicit teaching of writing and spelling, and on feedback that moves learning forward.
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WritingHow to give writing feedback students can actually use
A practical writing-feedback routine: choose a focus, discuss a worked example, revise a passage and check independent use in a later task.
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SpellingBuild a spelling routine that fits your school day
Plan spelling practice around explicit teaching: model a word pattern, inspect written attempts, revisit missed words and check transfer into writing.
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Teaching & LearningFind your next writing lesson in your students’ work
Turn a class writing pattern into a focused lesson: inspect the drafts, model one decision, form flexible groups and check a fresh piece of writing.
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School LeadershipNAPLAN proficiency levels explained for school leaders
The four NAPLAN proficiency levels explained: why bands were retired in 2023, what the 2026 writing results show, and how to set your school’s writing priority.
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Company & ProductMake meaningful feedback part of the school day
Connect the first draft, the next step, and the next lesson in one simple classroom routine.
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Help students see how far their writing has come
Bring earlier drafts back into the conversation and celebrate the decisions behind better writing.
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Revision doesn’t have to mean starting again
Help students improve one passage, explain their choices, and carry that learning into the next draft.
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SpellingWhat spelling mistakes can tell you about the next lesson
Look beyond right and wrong to find a pattern worth exploring with your class.
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School LeadershipStart a school-wide conversation about writing
Use a shared writing sample to make your next team discussion practical and focused.
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WritingChoose a writing prompt that leaves room for ideas
Give students a starting point, with enough space to make the writing their own.
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WritingA fresh way to revise: hear your writing back
Use a read-aloud routine to notice missing words, repeated phrases, and sentences that need another look.
- Teaching & Learning
Plan a writing cycle with time for the next draft
Plan a writing lesson with a model text, guided practice, independent drafting, focused feedback and a later check of the taught skill.
- Teaching & Learning
NAPLAN writing rubric: narrative and persuasive criteria
The 10 NAPLAN narrative and persuasive writing criteria explained for teachers, with classroom questions, official marking guides and a focused lesson example.
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SpellingGive tricky spelling words another chance
Use a short revisit to help students think about what they missed and what to try next.
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Company & ProductMake handwritten work part of the feedback journey
Keep the original page close as you review a transcript and plan the next teaching step.
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Choose a writing focus your team can act on
Move from a broad improvement priority to one teachable skill and a useful check-in.
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Teaching & LearningBring Book Week into the writing lesson
Use the books your class enjoys as a starting point for a week of original writing, discussion and revision.
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Turn Science Week curiosity into writing
Connect noticing, questioning and imagining with narrative and persuasive writing your class can make its own.
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Teaching & LearningWrite with purpose for World Teachers’ Day
Make space for thoughtful stories about learning and persuasive writing about the classroom students want to be part of.
- Teaching & Learning
Give every language a voice this Children’s Week
Turn this year’s Children’s Week theme into a persuasive task about the languages students would most like to learn.
- Teaching & Learning
Give writing a second life in National Recycling Week
Use everyday objects to spark stories about second chances and persuasive writing about smarter habits.
- Teaching & Learning
Write about kindness without the clichés
Help students write about kindness through specific actions, surprising helpers and well-argued nominations.
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Teaching & LearningFrom paddock to page for National Agriculture Day
Connect food, farms and persuasive writing with a task about whether every class should visit a farm.
- Teaching & Learning
Make room for everyone in the writing lesson
Use International Day of People with Disability to write persuasively and respectfully about including everyone.
- Teaching & Learning
Summer writing: heatwaves, beaches and big opinions
Welcome summer with a heatwave story and a persuasive task about swimming lessons for every child.
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