This pack gives you everything you need to show pupils a WAGOLL – what a good one looks like – when writing simple police reports and wanted posters.
Using familiar traditional tales, pupils will see how writers organise information, add detail and write in a clear, formal style before trying it for themselves.
The resource is built around two complete model texts:
- Missing Cow – a police report inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk. In this WAGOLL, PC Kipper records how Jack traded his family’s cow for a bag of beans. The report includes a clear sequence of sections: date and time, who reported the incident, what happened, a description of the man involved, and the actions police need to take next. Pupils can annotate the text, spotting the use of past tense verbs, descriptive adjectives, and specific details that make the account sound precise and believable.
- Wanted – The Big Bad Wolf – a wanted poster linked to The Three Little Pigs. This WAGOLL describes the wolf’s appearance, explains what he has done, and sets out where he was last seen. It ends with contact details for the police and a clear warning not to approach him. Pupils can identify the features of a wanted poster, such as using adjectives to describe appearance, writing events in chronological order and including practical details.
To help pupils write their own reports and posters, the pack also includes:
- A police report writing sheet with success criteria, grammar reminders, and examples of adjectives and past tense verbs.
- Writing scaffolds that support pupils in structuring their reports step by step.
- Themed writing paper for presenting their finished work.
Curriculum links
This pack supports KS1 national curriculum writing aims.
- In Year 1, pupils say out loud what they want to write, rehearse sentences orally and then put them onto paper.
- In Year 2, pupils write for different purposes, plan their ideas before writing and build stamina through longer pieces of work.
By working with these WAGOLL examples, pupils see exactly how a police report or wanted poster should look and sound. They can then use the scaffolds and writing sheets to plan, draft, and publish their own versions with confidence.