Talk for Writing, developed by Pie Corbett, supported by Julia Strong and the Talk for Writing team, is powerful because it is based on the principles of how people learn. The movement from imitation to innovation to independent application can be adapted to suit the needs of learners of any stage. The younger children at Fellview like to exprole stories through story mapping and the older children love to perform pieces of writing as a group. It is an approach that we find inspirational and flexible to use across the curriculum.