Blogs

The blogs below have been written by network members, guest experts and the network team. If you have any thoughts after reading a blog entry, please do post a comment at the end of the blog. The authors and the network team would be very interested in reading your feedback.

Network member blogs:

• 18Mar2013
  Immersive learning strategies for the teaching of writing at Hartsholme Academy Network members only

  Katie Green is literacy subject leader at Hartsholme Academy, an outstanding primary school in Lincoln. Katie tells us how she used immersive learning techniques (with a little help from Superman) to teach persuasive writing in a Key Stage 1 lesson.

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• 04Mar2013
  The right words when...? Network members only

  This blog article “The right words when...?” from network member Jane Dallas looks at the importance of developing a rich and varied vocabulary as a key building block to pupils’ writing.

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• 04Feb2013
  A showcase of The Wroxham School Network members only

  The Wroxham School is a primary school in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. Teacher Steve Davy, with help from his Year 4 pupils, has told us about the strategies he uses in class to foster a love of writing and language.

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• 23Jan2013
  Rising to the challenge: using competitions to engage young people with writing Network members only

  Schools Officer Susie Musgrove explains how taking part in practical challenges and competitions can get your pupils motivated and engaged with writing.

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• 21Jan2013
  The rise of the student blogger Network members only

  Fiona Lane from Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form gives tips on how to set up and run a successful school blog.

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• 10Jan2013
  Getting the balance "write"

  Network Adviser Judy Clark introduces our latest network theme, "Writing: a balanced approach"

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• 14Dec2012
  “It’s a Wonderful Life” Network members only

  Our Network Adviser, Judy Clark, writes about the results of the five-yearly IEA Progress in Reading and Literacy Study and brings our theme, A Combined Approach to the Teaching of Reading, to a close. Network theme: reading.

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• 06Dec2012
  Reading into writing using "This Morning I Met a Whale" Network members only

  Network Adviser Judy Clark takes a gem of a story by Michael Morpurgo and shows how the reading of a story can act as a starting point to whole units of work. Network theme: reading

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• 28Nov2012
  Active reading: strategies for improving reading comprehension Network members only

  Business Academy Bexley (BAB) is engaging students in reading through a range of active reading strategies. In this blog Harriet Watkins and Christa Rawkins from BAB explain their top three strategies. Includes sample resources.

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• 14Nov2012
  Transforming reading attitudes and attainment through targeted intervention Network members only

  Laura Percival (now Director of Learning Support and English teacher at Bethnal Green Academy) shares how she turned around reading at her previous school, The Basildon Academies. Network theme: reading

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