Pie answers your FAQs: What do Talk for Writing schools do?

Programme Primary Schools video

In this video series, Pie Corbett answers your frequently asked questions. Here, Pie talks through the Talk for Writing primary school programme, detailing how the elements link up to aid cumulative learning and Literacy progression from the Early Years to Key Stage 2.

Was this the biggest Talk for Writing story retelling ever?

Warren Road Primary mass storytelling

At Warren Road School in Orpington, the whole school of over 800 pupils retold a story. You can watch the video of it here and find more info about the school and Jamie Thomas who leads Talk for Writing training at the school on the Talk for Writing Training Centres webpage.

Write a shape poem

Shape Poem - Talk for Writing

Pie Corbett provides some hints and tips to help your class write a shape or observation poem. This video is taken from the Igniting Writing ‘Waterworlds’ interactive whiteboard CD-ROM.

Talk for Writing through ICT

This blog is from the Improving Reading and Writing Through ICT conference. Here you can watch Pie model shared writing and provide an online writing tutorial for pupils in Bolton.