Ramsbury English Hub

Ramsbury English Hub Newsletter Spring 2025 We are pleased to bring schools our key updates in one handy newsletter! We hope that this will make it easier for school leaders to keep up to date with our programme offer.

Catch up on our latest FREE training offers in our Spring newsletter sway.cloud.microsoft/B9ivSmtmWHZ9...

Wishing everyone a wonderful festive break. We’re taking a break from social media and cosying up with a good book. This one, from the brilliant Alex T Smith, is a firm favourite and read again and again and again…🎄#readingforpleasure #feelingfestive

CLPE Reflecting Realities - Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature (November 2024) | Centre for Literacy in Primary Education The 7th annual Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature, funded by the Arts Council England, shows that 17% of chi...

The 7th annual Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature, funded by the Arts Council England, shows that 17% of children’s books published in 2023 feature a racially minoritised character. clpe.org.uk/research/clp...

“The reading leads that came today had SUCH strong knowledge of the programme and all that they're doing in their schools to support children. I have been blown away all day - they're such a credit to their schools and to all that you've been doing with them too.” @UnlockingLS

Working in partnership with schools and collaborating with teachers and leaders on developing practice is fundamental to the English Hubs approach.

Delving into what makes great teaching with @walkthrus.bsky.social this afternoon. Great to get our hub teams together #keepgettingbetter

‘Books which we live through together for the sole purpose of shared enjoyment represent a rich resource for conversation, connection and for spinning webs of reader relationships’ @OpenUni_RfP Great festive opportunity for primary phase👇 @Literacy_Trust
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A School’s Guide to Implementation Maximise the impact of new approaches and practices.

Find out how to maximise the impact of new approaches and practices with this practical report: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

Can’t wait for our South West Hubs Literacy Specialist conference this week. We will be delving into the EEF implementation guidance with the brilliant Jon Eaton and coaching with the WalkThrus team

The EEF’s School’s Guide to Implementation: working together to reduce workload for teachers and leaders Professor Stuart Kime and Jonathan Sharples explore EEF's report "A School’s Guide to Implementation Guidance" recently updated version

The EEF’s School’s Guide to Implementation

In a previous webinar Stuart Kime and Jonathan Sharples explored the updated version of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) A School’s Guide to Implementation Guidance Report.

Read more here 👉 https://buff.ly/3AQI4Dp

#EduBlogShare

The importance of early reading in addressing disadvantage - July 24 Marc Rowland invites two colleagues, experts in early reading, to discuss the importance of early reading in addressing disadvantage. Less than 9 mins watch

Delighted to speak to Marc Rowland from Unity Research School on importance of early reading in addressing disadvantage. Recording here: vimeo.com/981966726/e8...

Fluency The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

Do all staff in your school understand what progressive reading fluency is? And what it is not? Great resources here from EEF to get you started: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/reading-hous...

So great to work with you both

BBC Sounds - The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell on BBC Sounds.

An absolute must listen. A book and a child are a chemical reaction which blasts through time, space, inequality and hate argues Katherine Rundell www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

Blog: Eight tips for supporting recently arrived learners using EAL to navigate education choices after school In this blog, Sarah Moodie, a trainer at the Foundation, outlines some tips for supporting learners who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL) with their 16+ education choices.

Super excited to be working with The Bell Foundation and Swindon Stories. Schools in Swindon, Wilts and Dorset watch this space!! www.bell-foundation.org.uk/news/seven-w...

Reading attitudes matter: Do you know what your students think? - SecEd You may know if your students can read well, but do they ‘want’ to read? Professor Teresa Cremin urges schools to focus on reading attitudes and children’s sense of themselves as readers

It’s natural to love doing the things we’re good at. As educators it is crucial that we give children the agency and independence that comes with acquiring literacy skills. It’s equally vital that we model reading motivation and our own reading identities. www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/blog...

Teachers’ knowledge of children’s literature and other texts - Reading for Pleasure In order to successfully foster RfP, the Teachers as Readers (TaRs) research project found that teachers need a wide and up to date knowledge of children’s literature and other texts.

The stories we read as children matter. The best ones are indelible in our memories; reaching far beyond our childhoods, they are a window into our deepest hopes, joys and anxieties. Great tools to reflect on our knowledge of childrens’ texts here: ourfp.org/finding/teac...

What week to look forward to! Launching our funded CPD programmes for EYFS and English Leads. Plus a fabulous line up at our Swindon conference on Tuesday 🥳 Marc Rowland, Jessie Ricketts, Ann Sullivan, Anish Harrison AND the brilliant team from East Wichel Primary

And here's the full Oracy Commission report - 'We Need to Talk': oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/wp-content/u... (pdf)

Always inspiring to visit our schools. How we show that reading is valued and valuable matters. Enabling environments matter most for our most vulnerable pupils. Here is an example from St Michael’s, Aldbourne
Find out more about how our hub works with schools: www.ramsburyschool.org/English-Hub/...

The Reading Map - A Primer YouTube video by Christopher Such

Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made a short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map.

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EEF NEED YOU!

The EEF sector survey will help us to understand the challenges education professionals face. It will take about 10 mins to complete.

Responses will help us to make informed decisions, based on your experiences.

Thanks for your help!

https://buff.ly/3TmTTHp

FINAL remaining places available on our funded PD offer: pdflink.to/73fdce14/ Fully funded courses to support whole school development of #readingforpleasure #phonics #languagedevelopment

What a day! Thank you #rED24 @tombennett71.bsky.social A smörgåsbord of inspirational speakers as promised!