Mr Khan's Report Writing Guide

The Report Writing Comment Bank

More than 400 ready-to-adapt comments from EYFS to Year 6

Thirty reports. Several subjects. The constant worry of saying the same thing twice, or the wrong thing once.

This comment bank takes the pain out of report season. It gives you a simple formula for writing great comments, the rules on what reports must include, and more than 400 positive, professional comments for every phase from EYFS to Year 6, all ready to personalise in seconds.

What's inside

• What reports must include: the legal essentials for primary schools in England, including the statutory results for each year group
• The perfect comment formula: strength, evidence, next step and home tip
• Golden rules and tricky messages: honest, kind wording for behaviour concerns, low effort, friendship difficulties and more
• The positive phrase finder: professional alternatives for everyday words, plus a bank of power words
• Openers and closers
• Attitude, behaviour and personal development comments for every age
• EYFS comments: all seven areas of learning and the characteristics of effective learning
• Key Stage 1, lower Key Stage 2 and upper Key Stage 2 comments: reading, phonics, writing and maths, plus the multiplication tables check and Year 6 transition
• Foundation subjects: science, history, geography, art, DT, music, PE, computing, RE, PSHE and languages
• Home learning tips families can actually use
• 3 templates: report planner, proofreading checklist and progress tracker

Every comment uses [Name] and they/their, so you can personalise them in seconds with find and replace.

Who it's for

• Class teachers from Reception to Year 6
• ECTs writing reports for the first time
• Teaching assistants and leaders who support or check reports

Written in UK English for primary schools in England.

What you get

• An instant download of a 27-page PDF
• An editable Word file, so you can copy, paste and build your own bank

Reports, without the late nights.

Please note: reporting requirements can change. Always check the latest DfE guidance and your school's report policy. Licensed for use by the buyer for writing their own reports. Please don't share, upload or resell any part of it.