Secondary reading: what do we know and what can we do?

Lucy Floyer and Professor Jessie Ricketts worked together with a large team of secondary practitioners to develop Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for all secondary staff on supporting reading in all pupils. This CPD was launched by the Department for Education in April 2025 and is freely available. In this session, Jessie will present evidence on secondary reading, Jessie and Lucy will talk about the CPD and Lucy will cover practical strategies for the English classroom.

Professor Jessie Ricketts is based in the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London and directs the Language and Reading Acquisition (LARA) research group. Jessie researches language and literacy in children, young people and adults. She is particularly interested in how reading benefits children’s learning and language. Jessie works closely with teachers, educational charities and policy makers to conduct research and consider its implications for education.

Lucy Floyer has over 25 years of experience as a teacher, including 18 years of leadership and advisory work in schools. She has led at school and trust leadership level across primary, secondary and special education, and in both inner city and suburban schools. Within her literacy leadership roles, Lucy has led whole school and trust INSET including delivering keynotes and conferences; supported middle leaders in integrating subject-specific literacy development into their curriculum design; and trained subject teachers in implementing literacy strategies in the classroom. She has led and supported senior leaders and literacy leads on the design and implementation of whole school literacy development plans across a range of organisations. She is an expert in teenage reading support and has worked on reading projects for GL Assessment and the DfE.

This event is free to NAAE members plus one invited guest.

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