Opening Doors

Julie is an established English consultant with an extensive knowledge of the curriculum, assessment and effective learning and teaching approaches. She has a range of experience of teaching in primary schools across both Oxfordshire and Devon, including key roles in piloting and developing many aspects of English across the full Early Years and primary rangeJulie has designed and delivered many professional development programmes and training materials to support schools in English. Currently, she works alongside Oxfordshire Teaching School Alliance (OTSA), Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust (ODST) and many partnerships and MATs. Work includes delivering training, curriculum development, working alongside senior leaders and collaborative teaching experiencesIn addition, she has worked alongside a range of publishers, reviewing and developing education materials.Most importantly, her passion and enthusiasm for engaging children in the curriculum is seen through her innovative and creative approaches, which inspire both teachers and learners. More recently, she has joined the ‘Opening Doors’ team and is an advocate for using high-quality texts to enrich the English curriculum. She is a co-author of Opening Doors to Ambitious Primary English: Pitching high and including all.As a firm believer in working alongside schools, Julie is keen to ensure that support provided is bespoke to individual school needs.