Learning and Teaching Policy (Draft September 1999)

PRESENTATION POLICY

This policy was updated: September 2015

This policy will be reviewed: According to need

Statutory policy? : No

Source: School RAVENSHEAD CE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRESENTATION POLICY

Introduction

This policy aims to establish expectations and pride in every piece of work we do, and to create a clear and consistent set of guidelines for the presentation of children’s learning. It is a clear reflection of the mission statement of Ravenshead C of E Primary School.

Vision Together, the best that we can be.

Reflecting Christian values expressed in all aspects of the school's life displaying acceptance and mutual respect

Caring and nurturing with children and adults having high expectations, celebrating success and making their contribution to a safe, fun, positive and stimulating environment.

Exceptional Children who are encouraged to make exceptional progress in academic, creative, moral, social and spiritual development and to become lifelong learners.

Partnerships with strong relationships between children, families, staff, governors, the church and the community as a whole.

Application These expectations are intended to apply to the vast majority of children in our school. However, expectations of presentation in terms of handwriting, writing the title / date, sticking sheets in etc. should be appropriate to the stage of a child’s education. Occasionally a decision will also need to be made to personalise the presentation expectations for a child who has such specific needs that these expectations could be a barrier to their progress (e.g. a child with physical difficulties writing).

Presentation Policy Ravenshead CE Primary School Page 2 of 6 September 2015 EXPECTATIONS FOR TEACHING STAFF

Staff are the most important role models for presentation and high expectations. - Staff will ensure that presentation of work is actively taught as it will not just happen. It should be a main focus at the start of each academic year, for the first two weeks, and then be referred to regularly throughout the year. - All handwriting which is on display for the children (on the IWB, books, flip charts, displays) should be joined, legible, consistently formed and neat. Cursive handwriting should be displayed / modelled to F2 in the summer term and used consistently in all other year groups. - All children’s work must be marked according to the agreed marking policy. - Resources available on the IWB (lines, grids etc.) should be used to model good practice. - When sticking work / labels / headings / success criteria etc. in books, sheets will be cut straight and to size, and will be stuck in neatly (older children may be responsible for this if appropriate). - Staff should ensure that all children are aware of expectations in presentation and that high standards are kept. - The presentation of work document should be displayed in every classroom (appendix i). - Work with a high standard of presentation should be celebrated and rewarded as appropriate.

EXPECTATIONS FOR CHILDREN

Use of pencils, pens and pencil crayons: - Pencils should be used in all Mathematics books and for drawing diagrams. - Children should use lines and margins in their books appropriately. - Pens should be used for written work as soon as possible in all books apart from maths books. At the point where the teacher judges the child’s handwriting to be sufficiently neat and fluent, a handwriting pen / pen licence should be awarded (see Appendix ii for pen licence template) and stuck in the bottom left hand corner on the front of their English book. - Pens used by the children must be the school handwriting pens or red edit rollerball pens for responding to marking. No other ballpoint, biros or felt pens should be used. - Felt pens and gel pens should not be used in exercise books for underlining or illustrations although felt pens can be used on paper at the teacher’s discretion. - Coloured pens will only be used for specific reasons by children, e.g. red pen for editing work. - Pencil crayons should be used for illustrations and for underlining examples of achieving the success criteria. - Highlighters must not be used by children in their books. - Children should not write on covers or on the inside covers of books. - No doodling on pages in books or on covers. - Tippex and correction pens are not to be used. Presentation Policy Ravenshead CE Primary School Page 3 of 6 September 2015 Handwriting - Children should use the school agreed handwriting scheme. They should use a cursive style from the summer term of F2 onwards and move towards joining their handwriting as appropriate. - Once a child’s handwriting is sufficiently neat, joined and fluent, a handwriting pen / licence may be awarded (see appendix ii) and stuck in the bottom left hand corner on the front of their English book. At the start of each academic year, each child should be reassessed for their pen licence. - Handwriting should be kept a sensible size – not too big or too small.

Layout in English and Topic books - Each piece of work in English and Topic books should have the LO and SC stuck at the top, next to the margin. Topic books (and English books where appropriate) should also have a title. This should be written underneath the LO and SC in the middle of the next line. For younger children it may be printed beneath the SC. - Each piece of work in books should have a date written on the top line of the piece of work, on the right hand side. The date should be written in digits and should be underlined. - When underlining the date, title and examples of where success criteria have been met, children must use a ruler. - Where there is a margin, children should start each line at it. They should not write in the margins. - One line should be left between each paragraph in writing. At the start of each paragraph, an indent should be left. - If a child makes a mistake, they should put a small cross before and after the mistake so that it is clear it is to be omitted – they should not over- write. Rubbers should not be used. - Children should write on the lines. - When using a red edit pen to improve their work, children should use the space underneath their NTT (next time target) and a symbol to indicate where they wish to add their edits into their work. If they are changing one word or phrase, they should use a small cross before and after their error, using their red pen so that it is clear this is to be omitted from their work. If they are adding one word or phrase, they should use the ^ symbol to show where it needs to go and write the word neatly above it. - As a general rule, children will start a new page when there are only a few lines left, otherwise they leave a line, rule off and start on a new line. They should not leave blank pages for any reason (including marking and editing which will be done underneath work). - When sticking marking ladders or self-assessment sheets in, if there is not enough space underneath the work, children should use the next page.

Layout in Mathematics - The date (written in digits) should be underlined using a ruler. - The learning objective and success criteria should be stuck neatly in the top left hand corner above the work. Titles are not necessary. - All digits must be written neatly and clearly with one digit to each square.

Presentation Policy Ravenshead CE Primary School Page 4 of 6 September 2015 - Each calculation must be clearly numbered with a ) after it to distinguish it from the child’s workings. There should be at least one clear square between each calculation, both horizontally and vertically. - When drawing lines as part of diagrams or written methods, a ruler must be used. - When completing a NTT with red edit pen, the space below the NTT should be used. - If a child makes a mistake in maths, they should cross through it with one line. A ruler should be used to do this. - If doing a correction using red edit pen, children should write their new answer alongside if there is room. If not, they should write it below their work with the appropriate question number.

General information - If sheets are stuck into books, they need to be trimmed so that they fit the page and do not overhang the edges. Please keep the number of sheets stuck in to a minimum – ideally, work on sheets should be filed in the child’s work folder. - If a piece of work is not completed to the highest quality or is defaced, then children will need to start the work again on a new page. The unsatisfactory piece of work should be removed from the book if possible. - If any of the books provided by the school are defaced or ripped purposely, a new book will need to be purchased by the parent / carer. - If AFL has meant that children have worked with the teacher on a whiteboard after they have stuck the success criteria in and written the date, the teacher should write this on the relevant page. No other marking is needed. Whiteboards should only be photocopied if the teacher requires the evidence or the child will be doing a follow up task with the work.

Monitoring of Presentation Policy The Senior Leadership Team will view samples of children’s work at least half- termly to ensure that the policy is being implemented consistently. This ensures that the policy leads to good practice in facilitating effective feedback, learning and teaching.

Presentation of classrooms and work spaces Staff and pupils should pay attention to detail and take pride in their work spaces. - Children should be provided with the resources they need for their learning. They should be taught to look after and respect these things. - Children and staff should check the floors and surfaces, leaving their working space tidy before leaving the room. - All displays should be kept neat and tidy. Work should be put up with care and attention.

Presentation Policy Ravenshead CE Primary School Page 5 of 6 September 2015 Appendix i – Presentation of work (to be displayed in each classroom)

This is available as a separate Publisher document for a better quality print. It can be found on the school server.

Presentation Policy Ravenshead CE Primary School Page 6 of 6 September 2015 Appendix ii – pen licence template

This is available as a label template. It can be found on the school server. Pen Licence Pen Licence

Awarded to: Awarded to:

Date: Date:

Signed: Signed: Pen Licence Pen Licence

Date: Date:

Signed: Signed:

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