This short series is targeted at literacy leaders – either Literacy Coordinators, Reading Leads, or Curriculum Deputies etc. – with a key role in leading literacy to ensure that pupils access the curriculum and succeed in meeting the academic demands of school. The old African proverb goes that it takes a village to raise a […]
Leading Literacy… And Perennial Problems Read More »
Never in the field of school leadership has so much been expected, with so little time, as the role of literacy coordinator.
Supporting Secondary School Literacy Read More »
“From the teachers’ perspective, the education system is “noisy”: Teachers are surrounded by multiple and conflicting messages about what is most important to do. Furthermore, if they focus too much on any one of these important ideals, they may compromise their effectiveness with another.” Mary Kennedy, ‘How does professional development improve learning?’ Pretty much every
We are ‘Doing Curriculum’ – so what are we stopping? Read More »
