Research & Source Evaluation
Summarise and organise material from reading and research — gathering relevant information from multiple sources, assessing credibility, integrating evidence without plagiarising, and supporting ideas with factual detail
Typical age: 11–14 years
“If your child is preparing for a school project, can they gather notes from several sources and organise them into a logical order before they start writing?”
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- Writing a PrécisREQUIRED
Research and source integration extends KS2 precis of longer passages
- Research & Note-TakingREQUIRED
The advanced research skill of summarising from multiple sources while assessing credibility and avoiding plagiarism requires the prior ability to gather and take organised notes from print and digital sources
- Literary Evidence in WritingREQUIRED
Summarising and organising material from multiple sources, including assessing credibility and integrating evidence, builds on the prior skill of drawing evidence specifically from literary texts and applying reading standards to literature
- Developed Informational and Explanatory WritingREQUIRED
Research writing feeds into informative/explanatory writing