This course will support you to plan, teach and assess reading and writing through a unit of work. Using a range of strategies, we will help you to inspire your children to become more confident, creative and independent readers and writers.

The course will provide:

• guidance on how to plan an effective teaching sequence within an exciting narrative unit
• advice on how to use high-quality children’s books to inspire reading and writing
• guidance on how to use Talk for Writing strategies to improve writing composition and to develop independence
• support on how to plan and teach grammar and punctuation in context, improving basic skills and final writing outcomes
• advice on improving the teaching of reading through shared and group work
• guidance on improving the teaching of writing through the use of modelled writing and focused group work
• guidance on teaching independent proof-reading and editing skills
• support on how to develop effective marking and feedback

• Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 1
• Date: 1ุ6 October 2018
• Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm (Registration at 9.10am)
• Venue: Rosehill Training Centre
• Price: £170

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This course will support you to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding to deliver a high quality, systematic phonics programme.

The course will provide:

• subject knowledge and terminology
• an understanding of progression in phonics
• the skills to plan and teach engaging and multi-sensory lessons
• assessment strategies to support pace and progression
• an opportunity to experience a wide range of activities which promote an interactive approach to teaching and learning phonics
• opportunities to use Letters and Sounds as a teaching resource

• Suitable audience: Teachers and TAs in Years 1 and 2
• Date: 1ุ7 October 2018
• Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm (Registration at 9.10am)
• Venue: Rosehill Training Centre
• Price: £170

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This course will support you to develop the skills required for pupils to reach age-related expectations throughout KS1 and KS2.

The course will develop:

• teachers’ subject knowledge, including expectations and terminology
• a range of strategies to teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation knowledge and skills in context
• ways to embed knowledge through a range of reading and writing activities

• Suitable audience: Teachers and TAs in Years KS1 and KS2
• Date: 24 October 2018
• Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm (Registration at 9.10am)
• Venue: Rosehill Training Centre
• Price: £170

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This course will support you to plan and teach outstanding Guided Reading sessions in KS1.

The course will provide:

• a comprehensive overview of all relevant documents for the teaching of guided reading in KS1
• a structured approach to planning, teaching and assessing reading to ensure progression
• advice on how to improve decoding skills as well as developing reading for meaning and comprehension
• an exploration of a wide variety of appropriate texts that will ensure success in reading and will engage reluctant readers, especially boys

• Suitable audience: Teachers and TAs in KS1
• Date: 8 November 2018
• Time: 9.20am – 12.15pm (Registration at 9.10am)
• Venue: Rosehill Training Centre
• Price: £80

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This course will support you to develop an in-depth understanding of how to plan, teach and assess reading in Year 2 through whole class comprehension work and guided reading sessions. The course will provide:

• a comprehensive overview of documents to support end of KS1 teacher assessment
• advice on teaching key areas of comprehension needed to assess reading
• strategies to develop pupils’ ability to read and respond to a range of question ‘stems’ – both orally and in written comprehension
• advice on how to ensure success in the KS1 reading tests
• systems for on-going assessment which inform next steps for teaching
• an exploration of a wide variety of age-appropriate texts that will develop interest and understanding and will engage reluctant readers, especially boys

• Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 2
• Date: 13 November 2018
• Time: 9.30am – 4pm (Registration at 9.10am)
• Venue: Rosehill Training Centre
• Price: £170

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This course will support you with the skills, knowledge and understanding to achieve success in the phonics screening check.

The course will provide:

• an understanding of the areas of learning assessed in the screening check
• an understanding of how to carry out the check
• skills and knowledge needed to plan and teach effective phonics, prioritising key areas of learning
• ideas for reinforcing skills in guided reading sessions
• an awareness of how to use the screening outcomes to inform next steps

• Suitable audience: Teachers and TAs in Year 1 and Year 2 / English Subject Leads / Phonic Leads
• Date: 15 January 2019
• Time: 9.20am – 12.15pm (Registration at 9.10am)
• Venue: Rosehill Training Centre
• Price: £80

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You will receive expert advice on how to teach a range of writing skills to raise attainment and to ensure your children achieve the ‘expected’ and ‘greater depth’ standards.

The course will provide:

• a comprehensive overview of all relevant documents for end of KS1 assessment including ‘unpicking’ each standard and advice on making accurate judgements
• guidance on effective teaching of spelling and handwriting skills
• support to develop progression in sentence structure and punctuation to meet the standards
• advice on improving vocabulary and grammar skills through the use of quality texts and links to topics
• ideas for exciting opportunities to apply skills into a range of fiction and non-fiction writing tasks, including cross-curricular contexts
• guidance on teaching independent proof-reading
• advice on internal/external moderation including developing an effective plan for collecting evidence

• Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 2
• Date: 17 January 2019
• Time: 9.30am – 4pm (Registration at 9.10am)
• Venue: Rosehill Training Centre
• Price: £170

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