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👩‍🏫 How can we make vocabulary learning effective and enjoyable for young learners? Join specialist Bex Adlard as she explores how visually led, topic-based teaching, combined with the games and puzzles children naturally love, helps learners aged 6–10 acquire and retain English vocabulary. 📖 Examine then how vocabulary is processed and stored in long-term memory, emphasizing the role of familiar puzzles and games to unlocking vocabulary retention. Drawing on examples from the Collins 1,000 English Words Activity Books, teachers will leave with a choice of actionable ideas to implement in their classrooms. ✍ The session also addresses the challenge of extending learning beyond the classroom, particularly for learners with limited home support with English. By providing independent, engaging activities, this approach helps bridge the gap between school and home learning.

The Sycamore Trust in collaboration with John Murray bring you a morning of inspiring professional development centred around reading. Join us at the wonderful Theatre Royal in the heart of Ramsbottom for a morning packed with brilliant and inspiring speakers. This event is aimed at primary school teachers and teaching assistants. Parking is available at two local primary schools; Peel Brow and St. Andrew's. We expect this to be a popular event, so please only book if you can commit to attend. First 50 attendees will be entered into free prize draw. We look forward to welcoming you on the day.

Join us for the third session in our literacy leaders series with Alex Quigley. Leading literacy continues to be complex and fast moving. Leaders are working within a shifting context of national policy development, curriculum and assessment change, and the introduction of a new Ofsted framework. Alongside this, literacy habits beyond school are evolving and influencing learners in new ways.  This exclusive twilight series with literacy expert Alex Quigley provides space to explore these challenges in depth, alongside practical approaches and school and trust level strategies that strengthen literacy leadership over time. Each session includes: Focused input from Alex Quigley Provocation and discussion points linked to current national context Opportunities for professional dialogue and shared practice across settings Time for questions and reflection The sessions are designed with literacy leadership at the centre, while remaining strongly relevant to classroom practice across phases and settings.

Enhance your spelling teaching in your school with this comprehensive guide to spelling pedagogy. Word Knowledge What a good spelling lesson looks like Assessment and analysis of spelling errors Feedback on spelling and strategies to support learners Application to writing. Lunch and refreshments provided

Join this Continuing Professional Development session to enhance your classroom teaching of Shakespeare’s epic tragedy Romeo and Juliet at Key Stage 4. Aimed at Secondary English and Drama teachers, it will offer exciting techniques to engage with Shakespeare through active and creative approaches in the classroom. It provides teachers with a range of exciting activities to share with students to deepen their understanding of the play’s characters, context, themes and imagery, and develop their critical thinking skills. Shakespeare’s words were written to be performed, so our CPDs focus on techniques that will help students approach and analyse his texts as plays for the stage. They are led by expert Globe Education Practitioners who specialise in teaching Shakespeare in performance. You’ll gain: Dynamic techniques to get students to actively engage with the play and perform Shakespeare’s words, on their feet or at their desks Tools to help students to critically analyse his language, including use of verse and prose Skills in articulating different interpretations of the text Confidence to facilitate discussions around key themes and different interpretations, especially in contemporary contexts The chance to share ideas and challenges with other teachers This session has been developed for English teachers, with a particular focus on Key Stage 4. Techniques support assessment objectives AO1, AO2 and AO3. Who are our Globe Education Practitioners? Our expert Globe Education Practitioners leading your CPD are specialists in teaching Shakespeare in performance. They are actors, directors, and workshop leaders, with specific experience of engaging young people in Shakespeare.

A full day of CPD for teachers in Northern Ireland making the switch from Guided Reading to Whole-Class Reading as they embrace TransformED! The launch of “Strong Foundations: A Literacy Framework for Primary Schools” marks an exciting – and busy – chapter for education in Northern Ireland. Education Minister Paul Givan has been clear: the goal is to close the attainment gap and ensure every child, from P1 to P7, can “read and read well.” But for a busy classroom teacher, a new framework often means one thing: “How am I going to find the time to plan for this?” Fortunately, at Fred’s Teaching , we’ve spent years building resources rooted in the very same evidence-based practices the DE is now championing. These resources are tried and tested, in schools across the United Kingdom and around the world, and have proven to raise attainment for all learners! This session has been designed to help you meet the new requirements in the Literacy Framework: 1. Smashing Whole-Class Reading (and ditching Group Guided Reading): This shift to teaching reading whole-class is definitely the right direction for travel, but there is no doubt that this represents a HUGE change for teachers in Northern Ireland. Come and explore the 'whys' and the 'hows' of Whole-Class Reading using an approach that has been proven over years in thousands of classrooms in England and around the world! 2. Prioritising Oracy (Talking and Listening): The framework highlights Oracy as the bedrock of literacy. Together, we will explore what teaching Oracy looks like, and have some fun together having a go at some different techniques for getting everybody talking! 3. Bridging the Gap with Fluency :The framework leans heavily into the Science of Reading , specifically the importance of fluency as a bridge to comprehension. We will show you all the steps that go into creating confident, fluent readers in your classroom! Our full day will leave you enthused about embracing the changes happening now, and excited for what these changes can mean for your teachers and your pupils as you look forward to the new academic year!

Join expert practitioners for a day of CPD dedicated to diversity in English. We will explore how to overcome barriers to building diverse cohorts in English Literature A Level, taking a look at diversity and inclusion in English from Key Stage 3 through to degree-level study. The day will include practical strategies, case studies of good practice, and overviews of resources to help you diversify English in your setting. Your ticket includes refreshments on arrival and all elements of the programme including a practical workshop with experts from the Shakespeare’s Globe Education Team. We will explore questions such as: Our classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse, with 38.7% of pupils from a minority ethnic background,* but anecdotal evidence shows that our A Level cohorts are strikingly homogenous. How can we ensure the broadest possible range of students take up English at A Level? With new Programmes of Study for English due to come into effect in 2 - 3 years, how will we implement the Curriculum and Assessment Review’s recommendation that ‘students are able to see themselves in the curriculum’?** How can we take on new more diverse texts, at a time when teachers are so time poor? And how can we ensure that those new texts go beyond narratives of conflict and deprivation to include joy and happiness? This CPD day is aimed at English teachers and subject leads in schools, colleges, and multi-academy trusts.

Case studies by teachers for teachers PLUS presentations by education experts This is the third exciting London conference to support ambitious English kindly facilitated by The English Association. It’s going to be a very special event for schools already pioneering with the principles and strategies which can open doors to excellence for every pupil. It could be you have asked yourselves questions like: How do schools apply ‘Opening Doors’ principles and strategies to support an English curriculum offering excellence for all How can approaches be spread across a school What relevance do the principles and strategies of ‘Opening Doors’ have to the curriculum review? How can ‘Opening Doors’ support the development of reading for pleasure and growth in tandem with helping budding young writers find an authentic voice? Please come to London on 13 October to hear these issues and many others addressed via case studies and presentations from teachers. Of course, the Opening Doors team will be on hand to answer questions and we are building in time for networking and informal exchanges of ideas. Sometimes, that part is valued the most! You will be able to return with a new agenda for the next steps of English development and with a buzz of creative possibilities. This face to face event and its nominal cost is made possible by the support of The English Association. Places are limited to about 40 so please register asap. It’s now twelve years since the first book Opening Doors to Famous Poetry and Prose was published so it’s also time to celebrate your terrific work with your pupils. Some of you are new to this thinking. Others have worked with us for a decade. You are all welcome!

Join this Continuing Professional Development session to enhance your classroom teaching of Shakespeare’s epic tragedy Macbeth at Key Stage 4. Aimed at Secondary English and Drama teachers, it will offer exciting techniques to engage with Shakespeare through active and creative approaches in the classroom. It provides teachers with a range of exciting activities to share with students to deepen their understanding of the play’s characters, context, themes and imagery, and develop their critical thinking skills. You’ll gain: Dynamic techniques to get students to actively engage with the play and perform Shakespeare’s words, on their feet or at their desks Tools to help students to critically analyse his language, including use of verse and prose Skills in articulating different interpretations of the text Confidence to facilitate discussions around key themes and different interpretations, especially in contemporary contexts The chance to share ideas and challenges with other teachers This session has been developed for English teachers, with a particular focus on Key Stage 4. Techniques support assessment objectives AO1, AO2 and AO3. Your Online CPD session includes: A two hour Zoom workshop led by an expert Globe Education Practitioner A take-away session plan to help you embed your learning in the classroom

Simon Education presents the seventh Black Book Festival, including The Education Expo 2026, raising funds for the SEADS Project. This grassroots festival is aimed at the African and Caribbean community and is a platform to showcase authors, publishers and booksellers. The event provides an opportunity for the global community to: listen to new and exciting Black writers and publishers learn how to write the book they always knew they had within them learn about the global Black book industry identify opportunities to publish and exhibit books on the Black experience. Another aim of the festival is to raise much needed funds for Simon Education's SEADS Project, that provides free education resources and teacher training resources to schools in Africa and the Caribbean. The project currently supports 38 schools in 10 countries with a total student population of 35,000. Entrance guidelines: Free entry to book expo with 50 stalls. Paid entrance to seminar presentations and book expo. Paid ticket holders to go to the front of the queue. Seminar tickets can be booked online or at the venue and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served, basis. Festival DJ/Music Provided by our own in-house Music (RnB, Afrobeats and Reggae) featuring DJ Rak Writing & Publishing seminars (Paid ticket holders only 11.30am - 5 pm) Bestselling author Paige Lewin in conversation with author Sandra A. Agard How to Write, Publish and Market Your Book with author David Simon Celebrating 100 Years of Black History with authors Sista Shanice and Kandace Chimbiri New Voices, New Books - tba Education seminars (Paid ticket holders only 11.30am - 5pm) AI and the Education of the Black Child presented by educationalist, David Simon Black Scientist and Inventors with publisher and author Michael Williams Your Career: Launching Into AI and Automation presented by AI consultant, Chinyere Simon

Bring a bestselling children’s author into your classroom and guide pupils through planning and writing a story centred on a supervillain. In this episode of Author In Your Classroom , award-winning author and illustrator Liz Pichon, creator of Shoe Wars and the Tom Gates series, shares practical tips for crafting memorable villains and the worlds they inhabit. She demonstrates how everyday events and real-life stories – like a disagreement between two brothers who made shoes – can spark funny and exciting story ideas. This teaching sequence supports pupils in developing characters, plotting scenes and applying descriptive writing techniques. It takes them from generating initial ideas to creating their own supervillains and writing scenes that bring those characters to life. Carefully selected podcast extracts accompany the unit, providing insight into a professional author and illustrator’s process and encouraging pupils to see themselves as storytellers. Teaching overview Over four sessions, pupils begin by exploring where story ideas come from, collecting inspirations from personal experiences, observations and interests to build a bank of potential stories. They then design a main villain, developing appearance, personality, behaviour and backstory, learning how motivation and depth make characters compelling. Pupils plan and write a scene introducing their supervillain, using techniques modelled by Liz Pichon, including humour, dialogue, alliteration, similes and vivid description. Finally, they expand their story universe, creating settings, objects and doodles to bring their villain’s world to life, using working walls or personal notebooks as inspiration. By the end of the unit, pupils gain confidence in creating imaginative characters and scenes, connecting their writing to authentic author practice while building creativity and storytelling skills.

Watch our webinar all about how shared reading in Key Stage 3 can support reluctant readers, with teacher Dónall Dochartaigh, SLA Secondary School Librarian of the Year Julie Broadbent, and author Athena Kugblenu. Find out more about Bookspark here: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/bookspark