Event Type: single-event

Securing the highest standards in Writing in upper KS2

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  •  27 September, 2023
     1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

This course is aimed at teachers and leaders in KS2, alongside English subject leaders, who are teaching and targeting all pupils to achieve the highest standards in writing and grammar, based on strong foundational knowledge and skills, which will prepare them for the secondary curriculum. Teachers will develop their subject knowledge of what it means (more…)

Developing Reading KS1

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  •  26 September, 2023
     1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

This course will support teachers in reviewing their subject knowledge and developing their pedagogy in order to deliver effective group and whole class reading routinely. The course will ensure that teachers understand how best to apply and develop phonic knowledge at the same time as developing other strategies and teaching good comprehension. It will also (more…)

Reception Observation Morning – April

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  • Session 5: Thurs 27th Apr
     27 April, 2023
     8:30 am - 11:55 am

** Important note ** If you book fewer than 7 days in advance of this course OR you do not receive the pre-course information a week in advance, please email courses@foxcpd.co.uk to ensure you can access the pre-course material https://player.vimeo.com/video/693450885?h=5f121218a0&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Course Details Early years teachers, leaders and support staff will be able to observe a (more…)

Reception Observation Morning – March

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  • Session 4: Tues 7th Mar
     7 March, 2023
     8:30 am - 11:55 am

** Important note ** If you book fewer than 7 days in advance of this course OR you do not receive the pre-course information a week in advance, please email courses@foxcpd.co.uk to ensure you can access the pre-course material https://player.vimeo.com/video/693450885?h=5f121218a0&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Course Details Early years teachers, leaders and support staff will be able to observe a (more…)

Reception Observation Morning – January

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  • Session 3: Thurs 19th Jan
     19 January, 2023
     8:30 am - 11:55 am

** Important note ** If you book fewer than 7 days in advance of this course OR you do not receive the pre-course information a week in advance, please email courses@foxcpd.co.uk to ensure you can access the pre-course material https://player.vimeo.com/video/693450885?h=5f121218a0&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Course Details Early years teachers, leaders and support staff will be able to observe a (more…)

Reception Observation Morning – November

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  • Session 2: Tues 22nd Nov
     22 November, 2022
     8:30 am - 11:55 am

** Important note ** If you book fewer than 7 days in advance of this course OR you do not receive the pre-course information a week in advance, please email courses@foxcpd.co.uk to ensure you can access the pre-course material https://player.vimeo.com/video/693450885?h=5f121218a0&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Course Details Early years teachers, leaders and support staff will be able to observe a (more…)

The Writing Process: Planning, Shared Writing and Editing

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  •  25 January, 2023
     1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

This course is aimed at teachers and leaders in KS1 and KS2 and will explore the most challenging aspects of English teaching: how to plan successful units of work, how to excel at shared writing and how to teach the editing process. Planning successful fiction and non-fiction writing units can be challenging; this course will (more…)

Effective Approaches to Developing Vocabulary KS1-KS2

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  •  19 January, 2023
     1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

This course will support classroom teachers and subject leaders in developing the knowledge and understanding of how to maximise vocabulary development across the curriculum.    It will share best practice in the explicit teaching of vocabulary applicable across a range of subjects and will provide opportunities to observe and analyse lessons. The course will include: (more…)

Effective Teaching of Spelling – including Phonics

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  •  11 January, 2023
     1:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Spelling is a key component of the KS2 English curriculum, but also an area that teachers often lack subject knowledge and confidence.  This course will explore the role of spelling in the English Curriculum and what is involved in becoming a successful speller. The course will develop teacher subject knowledge of spelling rules and pedagogical (more…)

Developing your English Curriculum: Coherence, Progression and Inclusion

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  •  8 December, 2022
     1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

This course will be an opportunity for English, Reading and Writing subject leads and senior leaders to explore curriculum intent and implementation in relation to the English Curriculum, with an in-depth focus on the elements which relate to Reading and Writing. The discussion will be framed around both the content of the Ofsted inspection framework (more…)