This fully resourced training aims to secure children’s knowledge of sentence structure and demarcation. It includes planning based on quality texts, with tried and tested teaching techniques.

These techniques will support teachers to focus on developing children’s understanding of clause structure, sentence structure and punctuation.  

What are the aims of the Fixing Full Stops across KS2 programme?

Many children struggle with sentence structure. Reminding children to remember to use full stops and capital letters is not enough. Instead, teachers need to be armed with strong subject knowledge and a set of tried and tested tools and approaches that can help children to improve in this area.  

What are the benefits of the Fixing Full Stops across KS2 programme?

This training will provide teachers with the skills and subject knowledge needed to help these children to progress. As a result, children in KS2 will be able to write correctly demarcated sentences within their writing. 

The training will also support the school to ensure there is a consistent approach to the teaching of sentence structure and a clear progression in children’s sentence writing skills from Y1 through to Y6. Video footage of ‘teaching in action’ is used throughout the training to help exemplify good practice. 

What is included in the programme?

During this training, teachers will learn a variety of sentence structure strategies that they can use to support children’s sentence structure and punctuation skills.

Teachers attending this training will receive a two-week unit plan which incorporates the tried and tested techniques for improving sentence structure and demarcation. Teachers can choose to use this at whole-class level, or as plans to support a small group of target children. 

Teachers are advised to have access to a copy of the text used for the planning document: The Spider and the Fly by Mary Ann Howitt, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi. 

Impact and outcomes from the Fixing Full Stops across KS2 programme

By attending this training teachers will have the opportunity to: 

• Understand the expectations for sentence structure and demarcation for the KS2 phase 
• Recognise indicators that a child is struggling in this area of learning 
• Develop familiarity with tried and tested approaches to support children to improve sentence structure and demarcation 
• Improve subject knowledge linked with the KS2 Programme of Study. 
• Consolidate grammatical understanding at KS2 
• Accrue a range of strategies to embed within classroom practice 
• Understand the rationale behind the plans

Fixing Full Stops across KS2 programme delivery

This training is offered online as a webinar with a pre-recorded session to watch prior to training.

Session 1: a webinar to identify and explore key subject knowledge to support children to make progress in this challenging area of learning. Exploring tried and tested techniques aimed at supporting children to improve sentence structure and demarcation.

Session 2: a twilight which considers impact so far, incorporates strategies for children with specific difficulties and support for next steps.

Joining the next project launch

For information on the next dates to run please contact the Primary English team on email primaryenglish@hfleducation.org

For further information or queries, please contact the HFL Events team at training@hfleducation.org or call 01438 544477.

Participation costs

The cost of this training is £185 (+VAT) per delegate.

Find out more

Please register your interest or please email Amanda Webb, Teaching and Learning Adviser (English) on amanda.webb@hfleducation.org

Read the blog 'Don't forget your full stops'