Beyond SPAG: Outstanding Teaching of Grammar from Year 1 to Year 6

The new English curriculum has further raised expectations for grammar teaching and learning across the primary phase. Changes to KS1 and KS2 assessment have put a greater emphasis on grammar teaching.

This course will support teachers in developing excellent subject knowledge and look at how to plan and deliver outstanding grammar teaching as part of English lessons, as well as through
discrete grammar sessions, in order to secure the highest standards in your school to produce
outstanding writing outcomes.

The course will include:

• Unpicking the requirements of the
  grammar curriculum
• Development of excellent subject knowledge with the correct terminology
• Solidifying any weaker areas of subject knowledge
• How to plan for progression in grammar
  teaching across KS1 and KS2
• A review of the assessment requirements at KS1 and KS2
• Exploration of a range of teaching and learning techniques to embed key knowledge and skills in an engaging and participatory manner
• An observation of grammar teaching as part of a Literacy lesson and as a discrete session – with opportunity for discussion
• Techniques to prepare staff for
  implementation
• A chance to use and explore grammar
  resources that can be directly
  implemented in the classroom

What you can take home:

• Planning, Flipcharts and resources for a unit of work, exemplifying the embedding of grammar teaching and demonstrating a range of teaching and learning techniques
• A proposed model of progression for
  grammar
• A range of resources to support
  teacher subject knowledge and delivery