Inside the 2025 Writing Framework: Jane Considine on the Future of Writing Instruction

Thinking Deeply about Primary Education

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This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Jane Considine, creator of The Write Stuff and one of the architects behind the new national writing framework. Together, we explore what the framework means for classroom practice, how teachers can navigate the shift confidently, and why Jane believes writing deserves our urgent attention.

It’s going to be the first of a number of episodes on the writing framework because I can see it being central to how schools develop their approach to the teaching of writing. I suppose that’s the hope but it will be well worth exploring how we can make that a reality in schools and it starts with an analysis of the purpose and message of the framework itself.

Lots to get involved with as the academic year winds down for most but probably the right amount of space on the horizon to really get to grips with what this framework will mean for schools, teachers and pupils as we move into 25/26.

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