This course will be online:-

• Raj is presenting via webcam, accompanied by slides and activities
• Opportunities for delegate questions and comments
• A copy of the slides will be made available after the course, along with further materials

This is a one day course split over two days - 4pm to 6.30pm on both days.

This course shares the transformational literacy journey of a school. It will cover the implementation of practical strategies to help pupils improve their literacy confidence and competence in the 11-19 phase. You will explore the leadership of literacy in schools and making the most of inspection. The course will encourage you to link literacy, learning and leadership in your school.

The two half webinars focus on leadership, practical classroom approaches that you and your colleagues can try immediately and the tracking of students to demonstrate the impact of literacy across the school.

In this course, delegates will consider:

• What makes outstanding literacy
• What does the new education inspection framework say about literacy
• How to include our subject colleagues and all support staff
• How to develop an ethos around literacy to encourage students to read for passion
• How to develop the spelling and vocabulary in school using a differentiated spelling programme for all students
• How to track progress using reading ages across the school
• How to develop exciting ways to implement whole school literacy events
• How to develop whole-school classroom approaches to literacy
• How to measure improvements in impact
• How do we share best practice across the school
• How to help our pupils develop a ‘thirst for learning’
• Helping our pupils to be leaders of literacy

Additional third course session 9:15am to 3:00pm (with 45 min lunch)

If you would like to experience first hand all of the above strategies that will be shared during the course, we would encourage you to visit the school. During the visit:

• You can see how literacy can transform your school
• how it is weaved into the ethos of the school
• Take a look at classrooms that literally drip of a literacy rich environment
• Speak to the staff that implement targeted intervention based on the most reluctant readers
• Speak to students who confidently articulate how their experience of literacy in the school has supported their progress
• Experience disciplinary literacy in the classroom
• Take a dive into literacy resources
• Understand further how data can be used to drive the literacy strategy and measure impact

You are guaranteed a visit that will blow your mind!

Presenter Profile

Raj Kang has been teaching biology, chemistry and physics for the last 18 years and has been part of the leadership team for the last 5 years. She is currently the Vice Principal at Lordswood Boys' School in Birmingham with oversight of literacy across the school. This has become transformational and Lordswood Boys' School has become a hub of excellence with astonishing progress in literacy.

Feedback from teachers on this course

Amazing! This is the second time I have seen Raj speak and she did not disappoint. She is incredible! Thanks so much.
Fantastic suggestions and tips. Very practical strategies that can be implemented across all different types of schools.
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. Raj clearly knows her stuff and the literacy she has shared with us was very valuable. I will be feeding back to my SLT next week.
Raj has chosen the course content so carefully. The activities/suggestions are all completely realistic and trialled. The discussions in the break out rooms were informative and friendly, I felt completely safe talking about issues regarding my school's literacy programme without fear of judgement. FANTASTIC.
Absolutely loved the course, especially being new to post of whole school Literacy and Interventions. I would really like to be able to keep in touch and possibly visit your school.

Cost: £250 per delegate; £299 for 2 teachers from the same school booking on this course. Additional school visit £250 per delegate.

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