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How BoomWriter Supports the Writing Framework
BoomWriter is an online writing platform that engages pupils in purposeful, collaborative writing across fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. It directly supports the aims of the Writing Framework by offering opportunities for pupils to:
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write in a wide range of forms and genres,
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collaborate and learn from peers,
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develop as reflective writers through assessment, and
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become published authors with a genuine audience.
Range of Writing Types
Fiction
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Genres covered: fantasy, adventure, historical stories, mystery, science fiction, and contemporary realism.
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Support for the framework: Pupils can experiment with different narrative voices, settings, and structures while following the same storyline prompt. This allows practice in planning, drafting, and sustaining longer texts.
Non-Fiction
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Genres covered: reports, persuasive writing, letters, diary entries, explanations, reviews, balanced arguments.
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Support for the framework: BoomWriter projects can be adapted so pupils write for authentic purposes—e.g. explaining a scientific process, persuading in a debate, or writing letters linked to curriculum topics.
Poetry
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Genres covered: narrative poems, free verse, performance poetry, haiku, shape poems.
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Support for the framework: Shared poetry projects encourage creativity, word play, and focus on language choices. Pupils can also perform and share their poems with a real audience.
Collaboration and Peer Assessment
Collaborative writing:
Pupils contribute individual sections to a shared story or text, building on each other’s ideas. This supports cooperative learning and helps pupils see themselves as part of a community of writers.
Peer assessment:
BoomWriter enables pupils to review and vote on each other’s writing anonymously. This develops critical thinking, gives pupils a sense of ownership, and helps them reflect on what makes writing effective.
Writing for a Purpose
Authentic audience:
Finished projects can be published as real books, giving pupils the motivation of writing for an audience beyond the classroom.
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Purposeful contexts:
Projects can be linked to curriculum themes (e.g. historical fiction in history, persuasive letters in geography, explanations in science). This connects writing to wider learning and real-world purposes.
Recognition:
Seeing their work in print or online boosts pupils’ confidence, showing them that their writing matters.
Alignment with the Writing Framework
BoomWriter helps schools address key recommendations:
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Breadth of writing: Offers structured opportunities to write across fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
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Process of writing: Encourages planning, drafting, editing, and redrafting in a motivating way.
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Audience and purpose: Provides genuine publishing opportunities and real reasons to write.
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Evaluation: Builds in peer review and self-assessment.
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Progression: Supports pupils in moving from shorter pieces to extended writing across key stages.
Conclusion
By combining creativity, collaboration, and authentic publication, BoomWriter offers schools a practical way to deliver the Writing Framework. Pupils gain experience in a broad range of writing types, develop the skills of reflective authors, and see themselves as real, published writers.