Exciting Writing Ideas are standalone writing tasks that sit separately from the map lessons. They cover a wide variety of writing types and can be used as in-class activities, homework assignments, or self-directed tasks for students to explore independently.

How are Exciting Writing Ideas organised?

Tasks can be browsed by year group or filtered by topic, making it straightforward to find something that fits what your class is currently studying. If you are covering a particular theme in history, science or another subject, you can search for Exciting Writing Ideas that align with it.

Accessibility support

Students who find reading challenging are not left behind. Every Exciting Writing Idea includes audio instructions, so students can listen to the task rather than relying solely on reading to access it.

Setting tasks for students

Teachers can create an assignment directly from the Exciting Writing Ideas library, making a task compulsory for a class or group. Alternatively, students can browse and choose their own tasks independently, including searching for topics that match a personal interest or a subject they are studying at school.

Feedback and reporting

Once students submit their writing, teachers can view responses at a glance through the reporting dashboard. This is useful for identifying whole-class patterns without needing to mark individual books. From there, teachers can:

• Scroll through the class and spot common areas to address, such as homophones or descriptive detail
• Click into individual responses to leave a sticker, written comment or score

Students receive Instant Legend Feedback automatically upon submission, so teacher marking is not required if you are using Exciting Writing Ideas primarily for whole-class feedback purposes.