English Subject Leader Courses
All the courses below will be conducted either via Zoom or face-to-face. This will be clearly specified in each of the course descriptions.
English Subject Lead Networks (Face-to-Face)
Please note that these sessions are all face-to-face meetings which will be held at St. John’s Church Centre in Dukinfield (see below for full details).
These termly networks will provide opportunities for you to:
- Keep up to date with DfE/national developments and initiatives
- Discuss implications for own schools and prioritise next steps
- Receive informed advice on how to lead English across the school
- Address key issues and raise attainment
- Hear from guest speakers and share best practice
- Explore newly developed, ‘tried and tested’ resources
- Engage in discussions and practical activities to develop the role of Subject Lead
Suitable Audience: English Subject Leads; HT
Face-to-Face Sessions
Dates & times:
- AUTUMN: 17th November 2023 / 1pm – 3.30pm
- SPRING: 2nd February 2024 / 1pm – 3.30pm
- SUMMER: 17th May 2024 / 1pm – 3.30pm
- Price: £90 + VAT per Network; £240 + VAT if all three booked and paid for on one invoice
- Number of sessions: 3 x 2 ½ hour sessions
- Venue: St. John’s Church Centre, Vicarage Drive, Dukinfield SK16 5HZ
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Preparing for a Reading Deep Dive (Zoom)
This course will support English Subject Leads to prepare for an Ofsted ‘deep dive’ in reading.
During this course we will help you to:
- Understand what a ‘deep-dive’ in reading involves
- Audit current practice and provision and identify key next steps for your school
- Develop an effective action plan for Reading
- Explore the importance of early reading and phonics for all children at the early stages of learning to read
- Develop your whole school curriculum for developing reading comprehension
- Develop a Reading for Pleasure culture and develop diversity in reading materials
- Use the key messages from Ofsted and the revised Reading Framework
- Plan school INSET using the course materials.
Suitable audience: English Subject Leads
Zoom Sessions
- Price: £120 + VAT
- Number of sessions: 2 x 2 ½ hour Zoom sessions
- Dates: Thursday 2nd May 2024 and Friday 10th May 2024
- Time of each session: 9.15am – 11.45pm
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Reading for Pleasure (Zoom)
During this course, we will explore why Reading for Pleasure is so important and how developing a love of reading will impact on children’s success in education and future life chances. We will provide guidance on how to:
- Develop a Reading for Pleasure culture in your school
- Audit current practice and identify key next steps for your school
- Develop a Reading for Pleasure action plan
- Use the key messages from Ofsted and the revised Reading Framework
- Improve the range, quality and relevance of reading materials in all year groups
- Make Reading for Pleasure a daily priority in every classroom
- Increase the provision of books to reflect diversity and develop empathy
- Engage every member of the school community.
Suitable audience: English Subject Leads
Zoom Sessions
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- Price: £100 + VAT
- Number of sessions: 2 x 2 hour Zoom sessions
- Dates: Thursday 21st March 2024 and Thursday 18th April 2024
- Times of each session: 1.00pm – 3.00pm
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Developing an Oracy-rich Curriculum in Primary Schools (Face-to-Face Only)
During this Face-to-Face course, we will look at recent research on the the impact of oracy-rich curriculums. We will explore why Oracy is so important and the impact it has on success in education and future life chances. We will provide guidance on how to:
- Use current research and published documents to identify whole school priorities
- Look at the progression of Oracy skills from EYFS to Year 6
- Identify key areas of the English National Curriculum that develop Oracy
- Carry out an audit of current practice
- Establish ways to build more opportunities for all aspects of Oracy across the wider curriculum
- Make Oracy a whole school priority
- Write an Action Plan for your school
Please note this course will be ‘face-to-face’ and will be held at Denton West End Primary School, Balmoral Dr, Denton, Manchester M34 2JX.
- Suitable audience: English Subject Leads
- Date and Time: Friday 12th January 2024/ 9.15am – 3pm
- Price: £120 + VAT / Includes refreshments, buffet lunch and hard copies of resources needed for the course
- Venue:Denton West End Primary School, Balmoral Dr, Denton, Manchester M34 2JX.
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Consultants understand ‘real life’ in a school alongside national initiatives and expectations.
Always current information, well explained and consultants are always thinking ahead, pre-empting problems for Subject Leads.
I’ve learnt so much. I am much clearer on my role now.
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