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Important update from TheSchoolRun

For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.

What this means for subscribers:

  • Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
  • In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
  • As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.

A few changes to be aware of:

  • The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
  • The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.

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Video: Correct wrist position for handwriting

Correct wrist position for handwriting video
TheSchoolRun's new handwriting videos feature experts from the National Handwriting Association offering tips to help parents improve their children's handwriting. This video offers advice to help position the wrist correctly for fluid, comfortable handwriting.

Advice and tips on establishing the best wrist position for handwriting, from Occupational Paediatric Therapist Catherine Elsey from the National Handwriting Association.

Handwriting: why wrist position matters

You might assume that neat handwriting is all down to the way in which your child holds their pencil - but the position of their wrist plays an important part too.

Wrist stability is essential for comfortable writing and helps children develop a fluent style - something that becomes particularly important in Key Stage 2 and beyond, when they're expected to be able to write large amounts and for long periods of time.

So how should your child position their wrist to improve their handwriting?
 

  • Their paper should be placed at a slight angle to their body - pointing uphill if they're right-handed, and downhill if they're a leftie.
  • The outside edge of the hand and wrist should rest against the paper, rather than the heel of the hand and inner wrist. This helps to control the muscles of the hand.
  • The wrist should be below the writing line, not up in the air or hooked above it: this enables your child to see the tip of the pencil as they write.
  • Don't press too hard!
  • Top tip: it can be difficult to see how your child is holding their wrist if they're wearing a jumper or cardigan, so get them to roll up their sleeve so you have a better view of their position.