Literacy Inset & CPD

flexible and bespoke

All literacy inset courses can be tailored to your school and presented to teachers, subject specialists, coordinators & SLT; delivered as demonstration lessons to pupils; or offered as talks to parents & wider stakeholders.

Designed to effect measurable attainment progress

All courses are designed with pupil and cohort progress in mind.

Courses available throughout the year

Courses available as twilight, ½ day, full day; throughout the school year.

 

English & Literacy Inset Courses

Using Lego to Scaffold Writing

½ Day or twilight

Exploring how to use Lego to aid plot structure, planning, descriptive writing, characterisation, dialogue, story editing and collaborative creative writing and discussion.

From £300

English Using Storytelling

½ Day OR 1 Day

Looking at how to inject personality, changes of pace and anecdotes into the teaching of texts and genre writing – to help encourage enthusiasm and produce confident writers.

From £350

Developing Reading for Pleasure

1-2 Days

This course explores how to develop a ‘reading for pleasure’ culture – at school and at home – and how this can be integrated into your existing provision.

From £900

 

School Development Courses

Assessment of English

1 Day

How to ensure marking, assessment, progress measurement and tracking is effective, manageable and useful for leaders, coordinators, teachers and stakeholders.

From £600

Approaches to Differentiation

½ day or Twilight

Innovative forms of differentiation: motivation, choice, responsibility, dialogue & digital; and improving outcomes with personalised learning strategies.

From £300

Engaging Parents in Literacy

½ Day or Full Day

Your school’s secret weapon for improving and maintaining literacy standards – your parental body. Includes advice on VLEs, resources and opportunities for involvement.

From £400

 

Innovative Curriculum Courses

Getting Pupils to Think

1 Day

This course introduces philosophy, rhetoric, correlation, causation and structuring a cogent argument in public speaking or writing. Designed for pupils aged 7-12.

From £750

PSHE Through Picture Books

½ Day or Twilight

Children can find personal and emotional themes in primary PSHE difficult to discuss. Experiencing situations through characters and stories offers an accessible solution.

From £300

KS2&3 Digital Photography

½ Day or 1 DAY

This practical course explores exposure, composition, processing, editing and digital printing. Digital photography can be a great way to extend topic and project work.

From £400

 

Course Objectives & Outcomes

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DFE Standards for Professional Development

All literacy inset is geared to directly improving pupil outcomes.

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Encouraging Reflective Practice

Practical ideas to help explore, evaluate & improve your teaching.

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How to Create an Evidence Base in Your School

Tried and tested methods to evidence pupil progress in literacy.

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Ongoing and Refresher Courses Available

Course dates can be spread over time to ensure sustained CPD.

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Coherent & Cohesive

Courses stress integration with wider curriculum development.

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SLT, Coordinators, Teachers and Wider Stakeholders

Courses can be tailored to your training and development targets.

 

Bespoke Consultancy and Advisory Services

For Literacy / English Teachers

twilight, ½ day and 1 day

Courses for teachers focus on practical techniques and ideas to improve literacy engagement and attainment in the classroom – in literacy lessons and across the curriculum.

For Coordinators / HODs

½ day and 1-2 days

Courses focus on tracking, measuring progress, reducing marking, communicating to parents, and involving wider stakeholders to create a reading for pleasure culture in your school.

For SLT / School Managers

bespoke

Courses for SLT highlight how to integrate literacy targets with your SDP and inspection targets; improve literacy across the curriculum and develop useful cross and co-curricular links.

 

What Clients Say

Excellent work. Very fast. (Meta analysis of literacy & CPD related trends in Ofsted reports over last 18 months.)

Curriculum design expert

Kit S

Leading CPD course designer for UK secondary schools

Some great suggested reading … a fantastic selection of exciting books from easy reads to more challenging titles.

Reading improvement expert

Website review for Schoolreadinglist.co.uk

High Performing Secondary Academy in Manchester

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