Are you Ofsted Ready for Primary English? (Zoom)
In a climate where Ofsted is looking for clear evidence of strong reading, writing and oracy provision, this online course gives English Subject Leads the confidence and clarity they need to succeed. Whether you’re refining practice or leading change across your school team, this training equips you with practical strategies, up-to-date expectations, and the professional insight to feel genuinely Ofsted-ready.
During this course we will help you to:
- Gain an overview of the Ofsted Inspection Framework and school inspection methodology, including a practical understanding of ‘what an inspection looks like now’ and how schools are evaluated
- Review recent Ofsted and DfE guidance (including the Writing Framework) on the teaching of reading, writing and oracy
- Develop understanding of the key expectations for curriculum and teaching of English in EYFS, KS1, KS2, with a key focus on inclusion
- Explore the importance of prioritising the teaching of foundational knowledge and skills
- Develop your school’s approach to reading and writing for pleasure
- Evaluate your whole school English curriculum, including oracy, reading and writing within other subject areas, and audit the quality of practice and provision across the school
- Develop an effective action plan for English to improve teaching and learning and support inspection readiness
- Plan staff meetings and CPD to develop subject knowledge and teaching with a focus on staff wellbeing.
Suitable audience: English Subject Leads and members of SMT. This course is particularly suited to anyone who is new to the role of Subject Lead or is expecting an Ofsted Inspection in the next two years.
Zoom Sessions
- Number of sessions: 2 x 2 ½ hour Zoom sessions
- Dates: 30th November 2026 and 11th January 2027
- Time: 15am – 11.45am
- Price: £140+ VAT per delegate
Booking Form: Are you Ofsted Ready for Primary English? (Zoom) – 30 Nov 2026 and 11 Jan 2027
Terms and Conditions
Account payment information and full terms and conditions will be included on the invoice. This will be emailed to the school email address after booking.
To comply with GDPR, personal data collected for administrative purposes will be destroyed after the course has taken place.
Fantastic training! So much information to take on board but all explained so clearly. Looking forward to sharing with the whole staff. Thank you!
Excellent training course! Lots of practical guidance backed up with theory. So much to think about and lots to do! Thank you!
Thank you – very helpful training that has helped me to reflect on what we are currently doing well but also plan next steps for development too. Can’t wait to get started!