Network Events

Literacy Specialist Drop-In Clinics

An informal opportunity for you to meet one of our team online and ask questions about phonics/early reading. These are not structured delivery sessions.

Join this network session where we delve into the nuances of supporting students with diverse speech and language requirements. This session is an opportunity for educators to exchange best practices, innovative approaches, and resources that facilitate phonics instruction for learners facing speech and language challenges. Enhance your teaching strategies to ensure all students have the foundation for reading success through a phonics approach which makes a difference to all.

Explore the art of oracy with our ‘Speaking Volumes: Infusing Oracy into the Curriculum’ network session. This time, we’ll be seeking to integrate oracy skills into our teaching practices across the curriculum to develop this crucial life skill with our children. Engage with fellow professionals to share insights, techniques, and activities that foster students’ speaking abilities, ensuring they can express themselves confidently and effectively across all areas of the curriculum.

Literacy Specialist Drop-In Clinics

An informal opportunity for you to meet one of our team online and ask questions about phonics/early reading. These are not structured delivery sessions.

In this meeting, we’ll be discussing how to strengthen the collaboration between schools and parents. This important relationship can often be challenging to maintain, but makes a significant difference to children’s learning. This session provides a forum to discuss strategies and share resources that empower parents to become active participants in their children’s education, fostering a supportive home environment that complements classroom culture.

Come together with colleagues to consider our readiness for the phonics screening check. In this session, we’ll run through some ‘top tips’ in the runup to the screener and explore key practices to reinforce as we approach the assessment date. Let’s collaborate with our diverse insights and experience to set up every learner for success in these final weeks.

Embark on a literary journey with ‘Write On: Crafting Excellence in Every Word’, a network session tailored for teachers who are passionate about nurturing exceptional writing skills. This session is a collaborative space to share and discover creative strategies, tools, and practices that inspire students to excel in writing, enabling them to articulate their thoughts with clarity and creativity in every word.

Sign up to this network meeting to transform the essential yet often challenging task of teaching spelling and grammar into an engaging experience. Discover innovative approaches and innovative activities that capture students’ interest, making the mastery of spelling and grammar not just educational, but also enjoyable.

The first few weeks of September are critically important in setting the scene for your classroom or school – establishing the norm for pace, expectation and learning culture. Let’s make sure we’ve laid the foundations for success this side of Summer by exploring how we can best approach those early stages of the school year in our teaching of phonics, early reading and English more broadly.