Pen licences at Annie Lennard Primary School The English National Curriculum requires children to produce legible, ‘fluent, and, eventually, speedy handwriting’. During Reception and Year 1 children will be taught how to form letters correctly, beginning to sit letters on the correctly, then learning the different joins. By the end of Year 2 they should be joining their letters when writing. Once in Key Stage 2, the children can work towards receiving a pen licence. To do this the children must work hard to ensure they meet all of the points below: * All letters are correctly formed. * All short letters are the same size. * All ascenders and descenders are the right height/length. * All ascenders and descenders are vertical, not sloping. * All letters are joined correctly. * Capital letters are bigger than case letters. * Spaces between letters are the right size (not too squashed or stretched). * Spaces between words are the right size (not too small or big). * Work is neat. Children need to ensure their handwriting is of this high standard in all of their books, not just English and handwriting books. When the children and their teacher think they might be ready for a pen licence they can bring examples of their work to Mrs Crozier or Mrs Rogman (on a Friday afternoon). If they are successful they will be given their pen and pen licence. If not yet ready, the children will be given specific targets to work on. When they have improved further they can present their work again. It is very important that, in order to keep their pen licence, the children then maintain this high standard of handwriting in all of their work. This will be closely monitored by class teachers, Mrs Crozier and Mrs Rogman.
Pen licences at Annie Lennard Primary School The English National Curriculum requires children to produce ‘fluent, legible, and, eventually, speedy handwriting’. During Reception and Year 1 children will be taught how to form letters correctly, beginning to sit letters on the correctly, then learning the different joins. By the end of Year 2 they should be joining their letters when writing. Once in Key Stage 2, the children can work towards receiving a pen licence. To do this the children must work hard to ensure they meet all of the points below: * All letters are correctly formed. * All short letters are the same size. * All ascenders and descenders are the right height/length. * All ascenders and descenders are vertical, not sloping. * All letters are joined correctly. * Capital letters are bigger than case letters. * Spaces between letters are the right size (not too squashed or stretched). * Spaces between words are the right size (not too small or big). * Work is neat. Children need to ensure their handwriting is of this high standard in all of their books, not just English and handwriting books. When the children and their teacher think they might be ready for a pen licence they can bring examples of their work to Mrs Crozier or Mrs Rogman (on a Friday afternoon). If they are successful they will be given their pen and pen licence. If not yet ready, the children will be given specific targets to work on. When they have improved further they can present their work again. It is very important that, in order to keep their pen licence, the children then maintain this high standard of handwriting in all of their work. This will be closely monitored by class teachers, Mrs Crozier and Mrs Rogman.