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UID:17@englishhub.education
DTSTART:20261013T093000Z
DTEND:20270525T113000Z
DTSTAMP:20260824T144514Z
URL:https://englishhub.education/events/transforming-your-schools-reading-
 culture-virtual/
SUMMARY:Transforming School Reading Cultures - Virtual 2026/27
DESCRIPTION:The Transforming School Reading Cultures programme consists of 
 5 research-based professional development sessions aimed at primary Englis
 h/Reading Leads. The sessions will take you through pedagogical theory and
  best practise surrounding reading for pleasure. They will provide opportu
 nities to gain knowledge of the subject alongside the confidence to manage
 \, drive and sustain meaningful change in your own school.\n\nThe five ses
 sions are free of charge\, but to be eligible\, schools need to have robus
 t phonics approach embedded (with strong screener outcomes) and must commi
 t to attending all of the sessions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Whole School Cultur
 e\nReading for Pleasure – Session 1 | 13 October 2026 | 09:30 – 11:30\
 n\n 	Explore the research around Reading for Pleasure: the benefits and wh
 at works\n 	Analyse current RfP provision in own schools\n 	Begin work on 
 RfP Strategic Development plan\n 	Develop knowledge of children’s litera
 ture\n\n\n\n\nCreating Whole School Change\nReading for Pleasure – Sessi
 on 2 | 17 November 2026 | 09:30 – 11:30\n\n 	Review participant RfP Stra
 tegic Development plans\n 	Explore research on change theory and reflect o
 n individual school contexts and consider implementation of Strategic Deve
 lopment plan in light of this\n 	Explore the research on teacher knowledge
  of children’s reading practices and consider strategies to develop this
 \n 	Consider how to document the impact of RfP work\n\n\n\n\nCreating a Re
 ading School: Structural Changes\nReading for Pleasure – Session 3 | 2 F
 ebruary 2027 | 09:30 – 11:30\n\n 	Consider the whole school changes requ
 ired to create an RfP culture\n 	Explore the research on the impact of ‘
 texts that tempt’\n 	Consider the place of decodable readers and ‘book
  bands’ in wider book stock\n 	RfP pedagogy in focus:\n\n 	Reading aloud
 \n 	Reading time\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCreating a Reading School: Behavioural Chang
 es\nReading for Pleasure – Session 4 | 16 March 2027 | 09:30 – 11:30\n
 \n 	Review the Strategic Development plans – reflect on successes and id
 entify next steps\n 	Further exploration of change theory\n 	RfP pedagogy 
 in focus:\n\n 	Social reading environments\n 	Informal book talk\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\nCelebrating Impact and Sustaining Change\nReading for Pleasure – Ses
 sion 5 | 25 May 2027 | 09:30 – 11:30\n\n 	Celebration – an opportunity
  to celebrate the impact of participants’ work and share success\n 	Read
 ing communities – explore research on reading communities and consider w
 ays to support reading at home\n 	Evaluate Strategic Development plans and
  consider next steps\n 	Engage with research on sustaining change\n\n\n\nP
 lease contact Michael Kimber (michael.kimber@tcat.education) for more in
 formation.
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CATEGORIES:Phonics Programmes
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