This image sums the week up perfectly – the joy and light that books bring, but also the fact I spent most of the week in bed exhausted! I’m not going to lie – LitFest was perhaps the most stressful week of my job so far, but also the most rewarding. Our KS3 Lead setContinue reading “Lit Fest – the best (and worst) week of my life!”
Monthly Archives: Jan 2020
World Book Day – an excuse for fancy dress!
Ah, World Book Day….possibly every English teacher’s favourite day of the year. And of course, an excuse for fancy dress, something which I haven’t been able to get away with since my uni days. But how can we make the most of it – to maximise its potential in encouraging our students to love theContinue reading “World Book Day – an excuse for fancy dress!”
Using Tutor Reading to Develop Oracy – Win Win!
With the success of our Tutor Reading Programme, comes constant progression and development to add even more impact. We all know the importance of reading – but what about the importance of oracy? This is something I’ve been working on. I think as classroom practitioners, we value discussion in lessons as this can help studentsContinue reading “Using Tutor Reading to Develop Oracy – Win Win!”
Creating a ‘whole school reading’ ethos – Part 2
In Part 1 of this post, I outlined how I launched our Tutor Reading Programme and how it’s developed since September 2018 as part of my role to create a ‘whole school reading’ ethos. I deliberately chose the picture of Spiderman as I really did feel like I’d need to harness my inner superpowers toContinue reading “Creating a ‘whole school reading’ ethos – Part 2”
Leading Literacy 