The work of the opening doors team is designed to support depth, challenge and ambition in English at key stages 1,2 and into 3. Contact Bob on
bobcox@searchingforexcellence.co.uk
to find out more. Blended learning has become a popular long term model with schools, trusts and LAs setting up cost effective training over a period of time which includes both online sessions and key-notes. As of the summer term, 2024, there are many partnerships across the team which are supporting classroom impact including with:
Delta Academies Trust; PIXL Primary; Haringey; The Birmingham Education Partnership; many areas of Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Bracknell; The River Learning Trust; Southampton schools
Nothing summed up the impact more than a visit to Mulgrave Primary in Greenwich where exciting work, pitched high but accessed by all pupils, was evident through the school. Thanks Mulgrave and thanks Greenwich LA for partnering with us long term and being a hub for other Greenwich schools.
‘Opening Doors’ Key-Notes or Ongoing Support
Why not consider booking ‘Opening Doors’ for a key-note or series of visits? We can help you to grow the knowledge and skills that your teachers need to enable them to shape their own challenging English and move from using our resources to devising their own!
Your schools will gain the benefit of both principles and strategies for a richer and more ambitious English curriculum with support which will:
– have at its heart equity and excellence, social justice and inclusion.
– explore the principles of challenging English and suggest fresh approaches to include all learners in more ambitious English work
– explore planning from the top strategies along with ways of ‘opening doors’ and accessing harder texts in an inclusive way
– supply the resources needed to signpost teachers in new, exciting directions
– track the journey from quality text to quality writing via case studies, modelling and examples of pupils’ work
– give advice on permeating whole text quality reading through the curriculum
– give advice on how spelling, punctuation and grammar can be taught in the context of exciting writing journeys
– inspire confidence in teachers to use challenging texts and make it fun!
Some schools are weaving in the price of a book for each delegate but, of course, that is optional.
Please contact me here
bobcox@searchingforexcellence.co.uk
The aim is always to support schools, clusters, LA’s and Trusts with the strategies, mindsets and resources which enable creative and in-depth English to thrive! The opening doors strategies are a toolkit of key principles which enable schools to jump-start challenging English for all pupils. The videos, blogs, online resources and the 80 units across the five books will give you the detail!
A more blended approach to CPD is emerging which is very exciting in terms of the potential for classroom impact. It’s very much ongoing input, interspersed with pilots and trialling and a face to face more towards the end of the process where teachers can contribute too. Here is an example:
Session 1: Principles of a Richer English Curriculum – online
Session 2: Link Reading – quality reading culture – online
Session 3: Poetry – online
Session 4: Key-Note – From Principles to Practice – Face to Face
Session 5: Evaluating Plenary and next steps – online
Do contact Bob on bobcox@searchingforexcellence.co.uk if you are interested in support. This is just an example. CPD is tailored to your needs.
We get many compliments about our team work! We challenge each other as well as supporting each other! See below to find out more.
Leah Crawford:
Julie Sargent
http://www.julie-sargent.squarespace.com
Laura Spargo
Angela Jenkins is Chair of The National Association of English Advisors and a very experienced Advisor.
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You could invite me to support the opening of a hub in your area. This would facilitate ongoing learning about ambitious primary English and transitions to key stage 3.
Examples of Previous Support 2019 onwards
November, 2022I’ve been speaking to two very large audiences to start autumn 2, about 300 in Essex and 400 at The Oval!
It was an absolute pleasure speaking to secondary teachers at the PIXL conference in London and primary teachers at the Reading Rocks festival in Colchester
I wanted to thank you personally for your really inspiring session on Thursday. Both my colleague and I were in awe of your passion and enthusiasm! We also felt that you helped us navigate the challenges of a more cohesive approach to the teaching of the English Curriculum. Since becoming the English lead at my school I have felt that the only way was to bring all aspects of the subject together- teaching more fluidly. Your resources have made it so much easier for me to explain this approach to my colleagues. Thank you!
The Education Festival July 2022. It was a privilege to once again present at the Ed Fest though it was mighty hot! I think the photograph c/o The Education Festival shows that! Thanks to Gateway Alliance for your interest and exciting follow up for the spring.
All support can be tailored to need and across the six books there are 80 units of work to signpost the way to challenging English and approaches where great writers provide the inspiration and great teachers provide the access.
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