ENGLISH TOOLKIT STRATEGY 1: Creating small steps in the English curriculum

With over 25 years in education, Susie is an experienced teacher, leader and English consultant, working with schools and organisations both nationally and internationally to improve pupil outcomes. Drawing on her comprehensive understanding of curriculum, assessment, and effective teaching methodologies, she guides school leaders, teachers support staff and governors in developing their strategy and practice to improve all aspects of English across the primary age range.Susie specialises in designing and delivering tailored training programmes and projects to address educational priorities, working with individual schools, academies, trusts and partnerships, as well as collaborating with educational organisations. Her commitment to fostering innovative teaching and learning is evident through her emphasis on evidence-based practices and creative pedagogical approaches, both in face-to-face and online settings. Whether in training programmes and projects, or in her bespoke support to schools, Susie leverages her experience and expertise to develop leadership and classroom-based strategies aligned with individual needs.Finding innovative ways to inspire teachers and engage learners is Susie's passion and this underpins all her work. Her face-to-face and online training is of high quality: rooted in the curriculum, providing evidence-based practice coupled with creative teaching and learning approaches. She believes in a bespoke approach to school support, working alongside school leaders, class teachers and support staff to develop practice through a range of leadership and classroom-based strategies, always precisely tailored to the identified needs of the school.Susie provides training, resources and school support in partnership with local and national organisations, such as The Catholic Primary Partnership, Edge Hill University, Oxford University Press, BlueSky Learning, Oxford Diocesan Buckinghamshire Schools Trust, Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance and Quest for Learning. She is an accredited trainer for several reading intervention programmes and has worked with OUP to write and present their online professional development package for Project X CODE. As an English Consultant for the OUP Professional Development team, Susie leads training, consults on product development, and collaborates with teams as a contributor to educational projects.Get in touch: susie@primarysupportteam.co.uk	Twitter: @susie_spolander

Susie Spolander

An online workshop focused on breaking down English curriculum concepts into manageable steps to maximise learning.

In this session, we will explore:<ul><li>the strands of the primary English curriculum across the phases</li><li>how to break concepts down into small steps within and across year group programmes of study</li><li>providing opportunities for pupils to build new steps in learning linked to previously learned knowledge and skills</li></ul>Target audience:English subject leaders, class teachers, senior leaders. Wider school impact may be gained by several colleagues attending.Location:Online, via ZoomCourse resources and joining details will be sent prior to the session.Cost:£25 per participantIndividual ticket bookings are per participant. To discuss joining this session as a larger staff group, please do get in touch by emailing susie@primarysupportteam.co.uk This session is part of a series of CPD sessions, aimed at developing effective classroom pedagogies to impact learning and teaching across the strands of Primary EnglishTaking Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction, which many schools have been using to reflect on and develop classroom practice, this series of sessions will consider how each of the principles can be applied to develop effective teaching in the English curriculum to impact pupils’ learning and outcomes. Participants will:<ul><li>develop an understanding of how learners learn and the associated principles for best practice</li><li>explore research-based, effective pedagogies for impactful learning and teaching</li><li>consider how such approaches can be successfully applied to the teaching of Primary English</li><li>acquire practical classroom strategies to impact pupils’ learning in all year groups</li></ul>Target audience:English subject leaders, class teachers, teaching assistants, senior leaders. Wider school impact may be gained by several colleagues attending.Session dates and foci:<ul><li>Wednesday 29th September - Creating small steps in the English curriculum</li><li>Wednesday 10th November - Modelling and demonstration to enhance learning</li><li>Wednesday 1st December - Scaffolding to support independent learning</li><li>Wednesday 19th January - Questioning to aid learning and assessment</li><li>Wednesday 16th February - Retrieval practice to develop fluency and automaticity</li><li>Wednesday 30th March - Guided and independent practice for application of skills</li></ul>Location:Online, via ZoomCourse materials and joining details will be sent prior to each session. Cost:£25 per participantIndividual ticket bookings are per participant. To discuss joining a session as a larger staff group, please do get in touch by emailing susie@primarysupportteam.co.uk

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