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When the new writing framework landed, many schools asked the same question: how do we make this work in the classroom without losing creativity and purpose? Pobble topic lessons provide a powerful answer.

Purposeful writing, built in
The framework places strong emphasis on pupils' writing for clear purposes. Pobble lessons start with engaging hooks and real-world themes, making writing purposeful from the outset. Children aren’t just filling pages; they’re responding to ideas that matter, whether that’s protecting the environment, exploring space, or stepping into the shoes of a character.

Grammar, spelling and transcription in context
One of the framework’s key shifts is ensuring transcriptional skills, such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation, are not an afterthought. Pobble lessons build these in through targeted lesson starters. From conjunctions and verb tenses to apostrophes and expanded noun phrases, pupils get focused practice before applying the skill in their writing. That means technical accuracy is taught hand in hand with composition.

Progression across the year groups
The curriculum maps show a clear journey. Younger pupils focus on simple punctuation and sentence building, while older pupils move on to cohesion devices, layout features and sophisticated punctuation like colons and semi-colons. The framework asks for this progression; Pobble makes it visible and practical for teachers to deliver.

Variety of genres
A strong writing curriculum can’t stop at stories. Pobble lessons cover letters, reports, explanations, persuasive pieces and more. This variety helps schools meet the framework’s demand for breadth while keeping writing tasks engaging and relevant.

The Pobble curriculum map
To make this alignment even easier, every Pobble school that subscribes receives our detailed curriculum map. This map shows exactly how each lesson links to year group objectives across punctuation, sentence structure, vocabulary, spelling and genre. Teachers can quickly identify which lessons will help plug gaps, revisit tricky skills or extend their pupils.

It’s more than just a list. It’s a practical planning tool that ensures Pobble lessons don’t sit outside the curriculum, but work directly within it.

Embedding revision and reflection
The framework encourages children to become reflective writers who edit and improve their work. Pobble lessons are an ideal platform for this. After the first draft, teachers can guide pupils to return to their writing with a clear focus. For example, strengthening cohesion or improving vocabulary choice, using the Pobble stimulus as the creative anchor.

In short
The new writing framework sets out ambitious goals: purposeful writing, technical accuracy, fluency, progression and independence. Pobble topic lessons complement these aims by providing engaging contexts, clear curriculum mapping, and the right balance of creativity and rigour.

And with the exclusive curriculum map included in every Pobble subscription, schools have the clarity and confidence to integrate Pobble directly into their writing curriculum. This helps ensure children not only meet expectations, but also enjoy the process of becoming confident, capable writers.