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Teaching handwriting by Christopher Jarman

There is a modest archive of Christopher's work here.

Christopher was widely recognised as a leader in his field of teaching cursive handwriting. There is now an excellent 3rd Edition Teachers' guide which includes teaching suggestions, practice handwriting pages to copy for the class, a children's development chart and also, the history of handwriting.

£25 or £20 to members (plus £5 post and packing). Please ring the office.

Telephone: 07734772521 Email: nationaloffice@nape.org.uk

The Christopher Jarman computer fonts is available from fontspace and can be practised on a computer application programme called Cursive Wizard (Font Choice - UK Cursive 2) suitable for tablets and smart phones from Google Play or Apple Store.

Reference to assessment standards in Handwriting

NAPE YouTube Video on the Writing Framework 2025 ' Children or Robots' ' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsfbVTpgnvg&t=20s

DfE Writing Framework 2025 Page 28 and 29 for ' Audit: Writing in reception'

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-writing-framework

Working at the expected standard in English Writing at the end of Key Stage 2

maintain legibility in joined handwriting when writing at speed.

Standards & Testing Agency (2017) National Curriculum Assessments 2018/2019 (Pages 4 & 5).

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