This course is designed for leaders of the schools’ writing curriculum, with the training taking place face-to-face. Throughout the day we will deepen our understanding of the requirements within the key stages and year groups, ensuring that the core skills required to become greater depth are developed consistently and progressively. The training will also consider what the statutory documents and EEF research tells us about effective teaching of writing, and the best ways in which to support and challenge our most successful writers, with our Pupil Premium pupils particularly in mind.
During this course participants will update their knowledge or learn about:

•  The relationship between reading and writing
•  The relationship between speaking and writing (including children’s planning)
•  Expectations in grammar and punctuation
•  Reviewing the writing expectations in each KS2 year group, ensuring that delegates have a sound subject knowledge of what standard is expected to gain ‘greater depth’ in writing throughout the key stage
• Identifying opportunities for greater depth pupils to apply and showcase the skills learnt, and to develop ‘flair’
• Supporting and developing a high standard of teaching and learning in writing throughout the school, and providing useful and impactful feedback to teachers

“A really useful course, which gives clear advice about what a child needs to do to be a greater depth writer and provides ways to implement help at schools.” Jack Ven, Class Teacher, 2023

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About The Adviser

Emma Mudge - Adviser, Services For Education

Emma has over 20 years of experience working in primary education. Throughout this time, she worked as a leader in a wide variety of areas, and as Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, and Acting Head Teacher, she has been at the forefront of school leadership and improvement for a significant number of years.  

Emma now works as the Educational Adviser for English and is also a member of the Safeguarding team, sharing her experience and knowledge to continually promote and improve the quality of safeguarding, the standard of teaching and learning in English, and in school improvement overall. Supporting schools with the accuracy of their KS1 and KS2 writing assessments is an important part of her role as she can use her expertise as a member for the moderation team to inform, train and support teachers and school leaders. 

Emma is also part of the team which delivers the Health For Life programme (improving the healthy opportunities for primary aged children) and the NPQSL, where she proudly supports the development of our aspiring leaders in the city.