Books are for life, not just World Book Day! Published: 07 February 2023 World Book Day is a highlight on any school's calendar, and, when celebrated as part of a school’s intrinsic reading for pleasure culture, it’s the...
Celebrating Black British History Published: 11 October 2022 Celebrating black history and wonderful books to accompany it.
The Herts for Learning Reading Fluency Expo 2022 Published: 28 April 2022 Expo on the power of reading fluency instruction. Digital event Off
Ensuring diverse representation across the primary English curriculum Published: 27 January 2022 Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive on a very powerful and inspirational day. Recordings are available if you missed it.
Whole school book study: David Almond & Levi Pinfold's The Dam Published: 05 March 2020 In this blog, Martin Galway shares the most recent work of one newly Outstanding school in developing their whole school Love That Book project as...
A Reading Blog Published: 04 November 2019 Reading is an environmentally triggered skill. You have to be taught in order to learn. Children, however are not blank slates. The experiences they...
Developing Vocabulary: a Pointless activity Published: 23 October 2019 Michelle Nicholson shares some practical strategies for developing vocabulary with a particular focus on exploring closely related words.
Getting forensic with phonics: Ofsted’s focus on the early stages of reading Published: 10 September 2019 Common questions emerging from the new Ofsted EIF, and suggested next steps.
Well, buckle my shoe: it’s 32! Analysing the 2019 PSC Published: 11 July 2019 Download our free Phonics Screening Check analysis tool for the 2019 PSC words.
We know you didn’t need Ofsted’s permission to invest in staff wellbeing Published: 21 June 2019 Supporting staff wellbeing is an investment to benefit the whole school.