In 2022, GEIS is using Writer's Toolbox school wide. Here is some information about the writing improvement programme.

Writer's Toolbox was developed by Dr Ian Hunter. The system is based on the explicit teaching of specific writing skills—taught year-by-year—from Year 1 to Year 12. Based on writing instruction research from the past 150 years, the Hunter Writing System teaches students HOW to write—using a proven approach of sentence styles, paragraph models, and writing rules. The system is measurable, teachable, and supports writing in any subject area.  

After two years of trialling this programme across the school, GEIS is very excited that all our teachers and students will be engaging with the programme this year.  The programme includes an online tool that is designed to fully support the teaching of writing, create independent learners and give timely feedback and feedforward.  This is assisting our teachers to redevelop how we deliver writing at GEIS.  Over this course of this year we will be showcasing students writing in our newsletter.

For more information feel free to take a look at https://www.wtbox.com.  Or ask your child to show you the online writing tool that they have access too.