"Handwriting is a tool that has to work. It must be comfortable, fast and legible.”
Angela Webb, Chair, National Handwriting Association
Bentley High Street has recently adopted a cursive handwriting style. There are many positives to teaching cursive handwriting:
Bentley High Street Primary School adopts the belief that having coherent, legible handwriting is a basic skill that all children should be equipped with.
Teaching and Learning:
We teach handwriting as a specific skill rather than as an independent task. Our school adopts a scheme of cursive handwriting created by Sheffield council. More information can be found using the link at the bottom of this page.
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All teachers are aware of the specific needs of left-handed pupils and make appropriate provision:
Teachers discuss handwriting and presentation in all subjects and aim to model good handwriting themselves. Teachers give handwriting a high priority in classroom displays. The use of rubbers is discouraged. Mistakes are indicated by marking through with one neat horizontal line.
Children are encouraged to have neat presentation in all books. Teachers make the presentation of books a high priority and encourage children to take pride in their work.
Handwriting and presentation is shared and celebrated weekly on the schools ‘wow wall’ located in the hall.