Any teachers/parents of yr2 children around- how behind is my Yr2 child’s writing?

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DS is the kind of child who is very engaged and eager to learn when he wants to it is interested but has really struggled with the bread and butter learning of KS1, he says it’s boring etc. he’s reading really well (on lime level), and maths not so much of a problem but writing he really struggles. Last night he wrote this off his own steam, is he very behind or is this the sort of level where he might suddenly leap forward? In case anyone needs to decipher, it says ‘Australia is home to some of the most deadly creatures in the world like saltwater crocodiles and the England taipan but it does not compare to the green anaconda.’

DH and I are wondering if a tutor might help.

These are the exemplars for the end of Y2. You can see where your child should be by then. <a class="break-all" href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.gov.uk/government/publications/2018-teacher-assessment-exemplification-ks1-english-writing&ved=2ahUKEwiw47Kr3vr1AhXLT8AKHcLFByQQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw14h2kEwAY-LNouHDnBUO_K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.gov.uk/government/publications/2018-teacher-assessment-exemplification-ks1-english-writing&ved=2ahUKEwiw47Kr3vr1AhXLT8AKHcLFByQQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw14h2kEwAY-LNouHDnBUO_K

I think its fine for year 2. My year 3 7 year old has below expected handwriting, his spelling is good but he throws in random capital letters and the joiners between letters are sometimes as big as the letters themselves. He does have finger spaces and writes pretty much on the lines though. Its got a lot better in the last few months. I wouldn't worry so long as you can see improvement being made. Handwriting has been a struggle for most due to covid and doing so much work on computer, plus it not being prioritised for catch up.