Staff CPD
We believe that the key factor in enabling all children to learn to read, and to help them engage positively with reading, are the skills, knowledge and enthusiasm of the staff who teach them. With this in mind, reading is a key priority for improvement on our school development plan and we are devoting a significant number of staff training days and staff meetings to support our teachers' professional learning and development.
Teachers take part in a range of CPD to keep their practice updated and relevant.
Recent staff training has included:
|
Course name |
Course content |
|
An introduction to teaching vocabulary -online course |
Understanding the fundamentals of teaching vocabulary. Exploring key research related to vocabulary teaching Learning vocabulary teaching strategies |
|
Teaching reading strategy skills - Vocabulary, retrieval, and summarising Rachel Hughlock, GEP Primary Practice Development Lead |
Understanding the reading domains of vocabulary, retrieval, summarising and sequencing. This session incorporated activities to be used in the classroom, teaching strategies, question stems, and how these are presented in the test format |
|
Introduction to Whole Class Reading at Northmead – INSET day presentation Denise Lewis – Reading Lead |
Introduction to whole class reading approach with a focus on VIPERS, How the class reader fits in to the overall comprehension programme, Northmead Book Spine. |
|
Moving on from Guided Reading- Staff meeting Denise Lewis – Reading Lead |
Looking at the development of fluency and the Book Talk approach |
|
Teaching reading strategy skills - Inference and prediction Rachel Hughlock, GEP Primary Practice Development Lead |
This session covered the reading domains of inference and prediction. This session incorporated activities to be used in the classroom, teaching strategies, question stems, and how these are presented in the test format |
|
Primary reading- developing fluency Rachel Hughlock, GEP Primary Practice Development Lead |
During this session, teachers focused on what all children need once they can decode. This being expression, phrasing, pausing and smoothness. We looked at various strategies and activities that support class teaching and interventions. |
|
Reading at Northmead Denise Lewis- Reading Lead |
Further discussion of the reading approach at Northmead and tips for embedding practice |
|
Deep Dive readiness-setting the scene for the year Kathyrn Krynicki |
Trust based CPD for reading lead |
| Phonics showcase at Sandown Park | Head teacher and Reading lead attended a showcase to help inform the decision as to which systematic synthetic phonics programme to take on. |
| Little Wandle phonics training | Whole day INSET training for the entire staff in the Little Wandle approach to teaching phonics. |
|
Developing a strategy to enthuse readers and enhance reading outcomes National College |
Undertaken by reading lead |