General Presentation Policy
Handwriting
Children should be taught to write legibly in both joined and printed styles with increasing fluency and speed.
We will promote the rules for good handwriting:-
- Make sure that the workspace is not cluttered
- Give yourself space
- Sit where you have good light on your work
- Sit comfortably and ensure that you are able to see your work clearly
- Hold the paper still
- Hold your pen fairly close to the nib but not so close that your fingers get inky
Chose a pen that:
- Is not too fat or too thin
- Feels right in your hand
- Allows the ink to flow freely, so that you do not have to press heavily
- Does not make blobs of ink
- If you are choosing a cartridge pen, make sure that the cartridges are easy to change
Presentation
Children should be encouraged to present work in such a way that they feel genuinely satisfied with the end result. So that there is a common way of working throughout the school, the following guidelines should be adhered to:-
- Only black or blue ink pens should be used
- With the exception of French lessons, all pieces of work should be dated on the left-hand side using the numeric format (3.9.07) and underlined with a pencil and ruler
- The LO should be written beneath the date after leaving a line and then underlined with a pencil and ruler
- If a title is required this should be written centrally on the page beneath the LO after having left a line. It should also be underlined with a pencil and ruler.
- Margins can be used to number work, label characters in a ply or for self-assessment purposes
- Written work and paragraphs should begin at the margin
- Drawings and diagrams should be done in pencil/colouring pencils. Labels should be done in pen. Each drawing/diagram should be enclosed in a frame and then titled.
- Pieces of work should be underlined at the following lesson. This will provide space for any comments made by the teacher after the lesson
- When mistakes are made they should be crossed out with a single line
- Exercise Books should not be folded back on themselves as this damages the spine of the book
- Curricular Targets should be attached to the inside cover at the front of the exercise books and continue on to the back cover if necessary
- Children must not deface their books in any way. Defaced books should be recovered with brown paper by the pupil during a lunchtime and any defaced work should be rewritten
- Maths books should have their pages folded in half and children will work down each column in turn. This will not be necessary when graphs and charts are required. The principle of one number to each square should be adhered to when writing out calculations
- Worksheets should either be trimmed or folded in half before sticking in to exercise books
- General Work Books should also be presented neatly, with no defacing.
- A supply of pencils should be kept for pupils that forget their pens.
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