It is an expectation that by the end of Key Stage Two, children are able to produce legible joined handwriting whilst also maintaining speed. At St. Margaret’s, we have adopted a fully cursive script. This handwriting style has many advantages. Studies have shown that by using both entry and exit marks, letter reversal issues, (such as b and d) are limited. In addition, as words are written in one set of movement (without the pen/pencil being taken off the paper) this helps the motor memory store spellings; this is therefore especially important for those irregular spellings which so many children find hard to commit to memory. Lesson time is dedicated to this skill in Year 3 and in Year 4.