P-Checks Poster

# P-Checks Poster

Level: All Levels
Notes: Posture, Pencil, Paper, Pressure visual for classroom display
Publication: Resource Pack
Status: To Develop
Type: Poster

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**P-Checks Poster**

**Format:** A2 portrait wall poster; one per classroom (EYFS–Y6)

**Audience:** Children (all year groups); teachers; visiting adults

**NHA Alignment:** Visible reminder of the four physical preconditions for fluent writing.

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## Purpose

The P-Checks Poster is the **most prominent display in any classroom** where Write Right is taught. It must be visible from every desk. Every adult who enters the room can use it. Every child should be able to recite its four checks from memory.

The poster does the work of constant verbal reminders. Children can self-check by glancing at it. Teachers can point to it rather than repeating themselves.

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## Poster Layout (A2 Portrait)

### Top Banner

- Write Right logo (left)
- Title: **"P-Checks — Before Every Write"**
- Cosmos Primary crest (right)

### Main Body — Four Quadrants

| **P-Check** | **Patter** | **Illustration** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **1. Posture** | *"Feet, bottom, back, hand!"* | Child sitting upright at desk, feet flat, non-writing hand on paper |
| **2. Pencil** | *"Pinch, point, perch!"* | Close-up of tripod grip with arrows naming each finger |
| **3. Paper** | *"Tilt the paper!"* | Two illustrations side-by-side: right-hander (tilt left), left-hander (tilt right) |
| **4. Pressure** | *"Soft and steady!"* | Pencil held lightly with a faint shading-strength scale below |

### Bottom Banner

- The ritual: *"Run the ritual before every write. 60 seconds. No exceptions."*
- QR code linking to a 90-second video of the ritual modelled by a Cosmos Primary teacher

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## Two Versions

Two versions are printed and distributed:

| **Version** | **Where displayed** | **Differences** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Right-hander (default)** | Every classroom | Paper tilted left in main illustration |
| **Left-hander companion** | Beside the right-hander version | Paper tilted right; grip raised 3 cm; smaller A3 size |

Both posters live together. Children should see both — it normalises the difference and reduces the "odd one out" feeling for left-handed children.

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## Visual Style Guide

- **Bold, clear typography** — readable from across a classroom (heading 90pt, body 36pt)
- **High-contrast colours** — Cosmos Primary green on white background
- **Illustrated children look like Cosmos Primary children** — diverse representation, school uniform recognisable
- **No text-heavy paragraphs** — the poster is a glance reference, not a manual
- **Patter in handwritten font** — modelled on the Write Right house style
- **QR code in the bottom corner**, with the URL also written out for adults

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## Classroom Placement

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Hang the poster where:

- Every child can see it from their seat
- The teacher can point to it without breaking eye contact with the class
- It is **not behind the teacher's usual standing position** (so children look at the poster, not at the teacher's back)

Ideal placement: side wall, between the door and the board, at children's eye level.

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## How Children Use the Poster

### At the start of a session

- Teacher says "P-Checks!" — children chant the four patters in order while running the ritual
- A child volunteer can lead the chant from the front (Y2+)

### During a session

- If a child is struggling, point to the poster, not the child
- The non-verbal correction preserves the child's dignity and gives them ownership of the fix

### In peer-checking pairs

- Y3+ can run P-Check spot checks on each other with the poster as the reference

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## Replacement and Maintenance

- New posters at the **start of each academic year** (children outgrow the illustrated children otherwise)
- Print run of 60 (40 right-hander, 20 left-hander companion)
- **Damaged posters replaced within a week** — a curled or torn poster signals that the routine is not respected

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## Linked Components

- [NHA Framework Overview](NHA%20Framework%20Overview%207722c4fd8c784a068e601673ebea8551.md) — NHA framework foundation
- [WR-PLD-02: P-Checks Deep Dive](WR-PLD-02%20P-Checks%20Deep%20Dive%207a216b5c5c71434b88e1a24adb438932.md) — the PLD module that trains adults in the P-Check ritual
- [Left-Handed Support Guide](Left-Handed%20Support%20Guide%2017f59c7dfae14574a0d495333b5a4b39.md) — left-handed support guide (companion to the LH poster)
- [WR-PLD-01: Programme Overview](WR-PLD-01%20Programme%20Overview%2070b348e73c4b41598795114c2c35cc9b.md) — Programme overview