Year One
Autumn 2025
1. Project Launch Event
16th October 2025
9:00am - 11:30am
Laurel Park School
An opportunity to establish a shared understanding of the project and its core aim of addressing disadvantage through improving reading.
2. Reading, Vocabulary and Professional Development
20th November 2025
9:00am - 3:00pm
Laurel Park School
Understanding evidence for supporting reading and vocabulary teaching. Develop knowledge of effective Professional Development.
3. Effective Vocabulary Teaching
1st December 2025
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Online
Exemplification of vocabulary teaching principles in different subjects and phases.
Spring 2026
4. Vocabulary Training Walkthrough
From 6th January 2026
Online Recording
(view when convenient to you)
Walkthrough video and scripted slides of a training session on Effective vocabulary teaching for Literacy Leads to deliver in schools during the spring term.
5. Effective Implementation
13th January 2026
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Online
This session will develop knowledge around what makes effective implementation in schools.
6. Preparing for Change Workshop
w/c 2nd February 2026
In-person in Hub clusters
These sessions will take place in regional clusters led by Hub Leads. They will look at current knowledge and practice around reading instruction and support schools to prepare for implementation of new strategies throughout the partnership and beyond. See Custom Member areas for dates and locations.
Optional Session:
Etymology and Morphology
23rd February 2026
3.45-4.45, Online
Deep dive covering benefits and how we can create games and activities in the classroom to engage with the structure of words.
7. Selecting Reading Interventions
2nd March 2026
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Online
Develop an understanding of assessment knowledge and evidence literacy.
Summer 2026
8. Strategic Reading: Think aloud; visualise it
21st April 2026
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Online
Shared understanding of the different aspects of how pupils read to learn, and the role of metacognitive talk and graphic organisers.
9. Check - Link - Connect Workshop
w/c 5th May 2026
In-person in Hub clusters
Practical session developing an understanding of Check-Link-Connect questioning in hub groups.This session will take place after school in hub clusters; exact dates and locations TBC.
10. 2026/27 Professional Development Planning
8th June 2026
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Online
Use knowledge of effective PD to plan training programmes in schools to develop explicit teaching of reading.