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TheSchoolRun.com closure date

As we informed you a few months ago, TheSchoolRun has had to make the difficult decision to close due to financial pressures and the company has now ceased trading. We had hoped to keep our content available through a partnership with another educational provider, but this provider has since withdrawn from the agreement.

As a result, we now have to permanently close TheSchoolRun.com. However, to give subscribers time to download any content they’d like to keep, we will keep the website open until 31st July 2025. After this date, the site will be taken down and there will be no further access to any resources. We strongly encourage you to download and save any resources you think you may want to use in the future.

In particular, we suggest downloading:

You should already have received 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep. If you haven’t received these, please contact us at [email protected] before 31st July 2025, and we will send them to you.

We are very sorry that there is no way to continue offering access to resources and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.

What is a writing frame?

What is a writing frame?
Your child will be taught to use a writing frame to help them set out stories they are writing. Find out how teachers explain how to use a writing frame and the features they contain.

What is a writing frame?

A writing frame is a resource that teachers use in order to show children how to set out their writing and also to prompt them to include certain features.

Writing frame examples

For example, a teacher might make up a writing frame for letter-writing as follows:

This writing frame shows children how to set out their writing and also remind them to use certain features, such as Dear... at the beginning. The letter-writing frame has two boxes to encourage children to split their writing into two paragraphs when writing their letter.

Here is a writing frame that may be used to support children in writing an instruction text:

Writing frames may be given to the whole class in Key Stage 1 and Year 3, but for the rest of Key Stage 2, it is most likely the only the children who struggle with writing will be given these supports.