Explore the key skills involved in developing reading in Key Stage 2 and investigate strategies that support children’s progress in reading, leading to increased engagement and attainment. Teachers attending the course will receive two high quality texts and detailed planning grids so that they can implement ideas from the course immediately in their own classrooms.

Explore ways to develop classroom literacy environments and key routines that support all children to learn to spell effectively.

Help pupils go above and beyond expected levels in literacy with strategies to stretch and challenge on this training run in partnership with the English and Media Centre

Explore the key skills involved in learning to read in the Early Years and KS1 and investigate strategies that support children’s progress in reading, leading to increased engagement and attainment. Teachers attending the course will receive two high quality texts and detailed planning grids so that they can implement ideas from the course immediately in their own classrooms.

Join us at CLPE on 26 April for an opportunity to explore a what constitutes a quality English curriculum for your school and setting. Key note speakers include Ofsted's National Lead for English, Sarah Hubbard and award-winning poet Joseph Coelho

This Chartered College event will focus on the research and best practice of using picture books in improving literacy . Tickets are only £5 and including a glass of wine or soft drink.

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Support EYFS children with their language, learning and play with high quality picture books. This practical course, grounded in sound pedagogical research, provides ideas for creative indoor and outdoor provision to raise achievement across all areas of learning in the EYFS 2014.

Explore how poetry can be used in cross curricular ways to develop effective writing and increase children's comprehension of language with award winning poet Joseph Coelho

This fun and highly practical day will offer ideas to develop children’s early phonological awareness through singing, reciting chants and rhymes and following beats and rhythms, laying the foundation for reading readiness and the success of systematic phonics teaching.

This 2 day training offers clear guidance for the provision of a systematic phonics programme supporting children to become independent readers. All teachers will receive a resource pack designed to help put the ideas from the course into practice across EYFS and KS1.