Assessment of literacy by Uwezo Uganda and other organisations united under the People’s Action for Learning (PAL) Network have mainly targeted reading and have seldom included writing. Our Beyond Basics Assessment of 2016 in Uganda did assess writing, but not extensively, yet there is need to be better informed about the state of children’s writing skills in order to support literacy effectively. In order to meet the challenges of assessing writing, in 2022, Uwezo Uganda, using an innovation grant from the PAL Network, piloted a procedure for assessing children’s writing skills with differentiated volunteer roles. The pilot focuses on writing in English by children aged 8-12 using performance tasks, but the assessment design could be adapted to other languages and age groups. The assessment methodology and pilot report can be accessed here.