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…)

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…)

The English curriculum has high expectations for grammar teaching and learning across the primary phase. This course will support teachers in developing excellent subject knowledge. It will look at how to plan and deliver outstanding grammar teaching as part of English lessons, as well as through discrete grammar sessions. Practitioners will explore progression across the (more…)

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…)

Have you heard about the vocabulary development resource that was awarded a rare ‘highly commended’ accolade at the 2018 Education Resource Awards in the Collaboration Between School and Supplier category? Here at the Fox Federation, we have been teaching Mrs Wordsmith as part of the curriculum for the past 4 years and we are so (more…)

This course is aimed at teachers and leaders in upper KS2 who are teaching and targeting pupils to achieve at the highest level in Writing and Grammar. Teachers will further develop their subject knowledge, as the course will review, in depth, what it means to write at the highest levels in Primary: excellent text structure (more…)

Teaching reading effectively is essential for ensuring outstanding progress throughout a school. However, leading effective reading sessions can be a challenge, in terms of lesson preparation, classroom organisation and in-depth subject knowledge to ensure progression. Maintaining the balance between decoding and developing comprehension can prove difficult. This full day course will support qualified teachers in (more…)