KS2 Courses
How to use a quality text to plan and teach an effective narrative unit in Year 3
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
Over the two online sessions, we will take you through the process of planning an effective narrative unit – ready to implement in the classroom. We will help you to:
- use a high-quality children’s book to engage and motivate children to read and write
- discuss how to set appropriate objectives for the unit
- plan an effective teaching sequence
- use the reading week to teach decoding skills and comprehension
- support independent planning skills by boxing up the story or using a story map
- plan and teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation in context
- develop use of modelled writing and focused group work
- develop independent proof-reading and editing skills
Delegates will be told the title of the core text in advance of the session so that it can be obtained for use during the course.
- Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 3
- Price: £80
- Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 2nd March 2021 / 10th March 2021
- Time of each session: 9.00am – 10.30am
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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How to use a quality text to plan and teach effective narrative unit in Year 4
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
Over the two online sessions, we will take you through the process of planning an effective narrative unit – ready to implement in the classroom. We will help you to:
- use a high-quality children’s book to engage and motivate children to read and write
- discuss how to set appropriate objectives for the unit
- plan an effective teaching sequence
- use the reading week to teach decoding skills and comprehension
- support independent planning skills by boxing up the story
- plan and teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation in context
- develop use of modelled writing and focused group work
- develop independent proof-reading, editing and improving skills
Delegates will be told the title of the core text in advance of the session so that it can be obtained for use during the course.
- Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 4
- Price: £80
- Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 3rd March 2021 / 10th March 2021
- Time of each session: 1.00pm – 2.30pm
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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How to use a quality text to plan and teach effective narrative unit in Year 5
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
Over the two online sessions, we will take you through the process of planning an effective narrative unit – ready to implement in the classroom. We will help you to:
- use a high-quality children’s book to engage and motivate children to read and write
- discuss how to set appropriate objectives for the unit
- plan an effective teaching sequence
- use the reading week to teach decoding skills and comprehension
- support independent planning skills by boxing up the story
- plan and teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation in the context of the story
- develop use of modelled writing and focused group work
- develop independent proof-reading, editing and improving skills
Delegates will be told the title of the core text in advance of the session so that it can be obtained for use during the course.
- Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 5
- Price: £80
- Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 4th March 2021 / 11th March 2021
- Time of each session: 10.30am – 12 noon
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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How to use a quality text to plan and teach effective narrative unit in Year 6
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
Over the two online sessions, we will take you through the process of planning an effective narrative unit – ready to implement in the classroom. We will help you to:
- use a high-quality children’s book to engage and motivate children to read and write
- discuss how to set appropriate objectives for the unit
- plan an effective teaching sequence
- use the reading week to teach decoding skills and comprehension
- support independent planning skills by boxing up the story
- plan and teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation in the context of the story
- develop use of modelled writing and focused group work
- develop independent proof-reading, editing and improving skills
Delegates will be told the title of the core text in advance of the session so that it can be obtained for use during the course.
- Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 6
- Price: £80
- Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 5th March 2021 / 12th March 2021
- Time of each session: 10.30am – 12noon
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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Grammar for KS2: Improving subject knowledge
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
This online course will support you to develop the skills required for pupils to reach age-related expectations throughout KS2.
The course will develop:
- teachers’ subject knowledge, including terminology
- an understanding of age-related expectations and progression
- a range of strategies to teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation knowledge and skills
- ways to embed knowledge through a range of reading and writing activities
- how to use quality texts to teach grammar in context
- Suitable audience: Teachers and Teaching Assistants in KS2
- Price: £120
- Number of sessions: 3 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 22nd April 2021 / 4th May 2021 / 11th May 2021
- Time of each session: 1.30pm – 3.00pm
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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Developing Outstanding Teaching of Reading in KS2
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
This online course will support you to plan and teach effective reading sessions that will help your KS2 children meet age-related expectations.
Over the three sessions, we will help you to
- plan high-quality reading sessions that will improve reading stamina, fluency, engagement and reading for pleasure
- identify gaps in learning – including how to improve decoding skills in Key Stage Two
- develop the full range of comprehension skills including retrieval skills, deduction, inference and understanding vocabulary in context
- plan a systematic approach to teaching reading comprehension, including how to read and respond to a range of question types, ‘stems’ and answer formats
- activities to improve oral and written comprehension skills
- use on-going planning and assessment to inform next steps for teaching and summative judgements
- develop your awareness of a range of age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction texts to develop interest, understanding and vocabulary
- Suitable audience: Teachers in KS2
- Price: £140
- Number of sessions: 3 x 2 hour sessions
- Dates: 2nd March 2021 / 23rd March 2021 / 30th March 2021
- Time of each session: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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Outstanding Small Group Reading in KS2
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
This online course will support you to plan and teach outstanding Small Group Reading sessions in KS2. Whether you use a ‘Guided Reading or ‘Whole Class Comprehension’ approach, small group reading sessions are an essential part of teaching reading. We will help you to:
- plan high-quality small group reading sessions that will improve reading stamina, fluency, engagement and reading for pleasure
- identify gaps in learning – including how to improve decoding skills in Key Stage Two
- develop a range of oral and written comprehension skills including retrieval, deduction, inference and understanding vocabulary in context
- develop a range of teaching strategies to support lower ability readers and challenge higher ability reader
- Suitable audience: Teachers and Teaching Assistants in KS2
- Price: £80
- Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 16th March 2021 / 24th March 2021
- Time of each session: 1.30pm – 3.00pm
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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How to plan and teach an effective non-fiction unit in Year Three
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
Over the two online sessions, we will take you through the process of planning an effective non-fiction unit – ready to implement in the classroom. We will help you to:
- use a high-quality picture book as a stimulus for non-fiction writing and to provide purpose and audience
- discuss how to set appropriate objectives for the unit
- plan an effective teaching sequence
- use a quality WAGOLL to teach text type knowledge, decoding skills and comprehension
- support independent planning skills by boxing up the WAGOLL or using a text map
- plan and teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation in the context of the unit
- develop your use of modelled writing and focused group work
- develop independent proof-reading and editing skills
- Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 3
- Price: £80
- Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 5th May 2021 / 13th May 2021
- Time of each session: 10.30am – 12noon
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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How to plan and teach an effective non-fiction unit in Year Four
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
Over the two online sessions, we will take you through the process of planning an effective non-fiction unit – ready to implement in the classroom. We will help you to:
- use a high-quality picture book as a stimulus for non-fiction writing and to provide purpose and audience
- discuss how to set appropriate objectives for the unit
- plan an effective teaching sequence
- use a quality WAGOLL to teach text type knowledge, decoding skills and comprehension
- support independent planning skills by boxing up the WAGOLL
- plan and teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation in the context of the unit
- develop your use of modelled writing and focused group work
- develop independent proof-reading and editing skills
- Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 4
- Price: £80
- Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 5th May 2021 / 13th May 2021
- Time of each session: 1.30pm – 3.00pm
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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How to plan and teach an effective non-fiction unit in Year Five
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
Over the two online sessions, we will take you through the process of planning an effective non-fiction unit – ready to implement in the classroom. We will help you to:
- use a high-quality picture book as a stimulus for non-fiction writing and to provide purpose and audience
- discuss how to set appropriate objectives for the unit
- plan an effective teaching sequence
- use a quality WAGOLL to teach text type knowledge, decoding skills and comprehension
- support independent planning skills by boxing up the WAGOLL
- plan and teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation in context
- develop your use of modelled writing and focused group work
- develop independent proof-reading, editing and improving skills
- Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 5
- Price: £80
- Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 4th May 2021 / 11th May 2021
- Time of each session: 10.30am – 12noon
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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How to plan and teach an effective non-fiction unit in Year Six
Due to current restrictions, all our training sessions will now be conducted ‘virtually’.
Over the two online sessions, we will take you through the process of planning an effective non-fiction unit – ready to implement in the classroom. We will help you to:
- use a high-quality picture book as a stimulus for non-fiction writing and to provide purpose and audience
- discuss how to set appropriate objectives for the unit
- plan an effective teaching sequence
- use a quality WAGOLL to teach text type knowledge, decoding skills and comprehension
- support independent planning skills by boxing up the WAGOLL
- plan and teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation in context
- develop your use of modelled writing and focused group work
- develop independent proof-reading, editing and improving skills
- Suitable audience: Teachers in Year 6
- Price: £80
- Number of sessions: 2 x 1 ½ hour sessions
- Dates: 23rd April 2021 / 7th May 2021
- Time of each session: 10.30am – 12noon
- Zoom Online Network Meeting: Invitation to be sent after confirmation of booking
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Well led and informative. A chance to think and do! Lots to think about and try. I ended up with a planned unit of work.
This has given me a clearer focus for my lessons and made me re-evaluate current practice. Always so much information and lots of prompts to question our current practice.
Great step-by-step guide on a narrative unit with great grammar and reading advice included.
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