Project X CODE: Training and Support for Reading

Event Details

Day 1: 27 September, 2022

Day 2: 9 November, 2022

Venue: Services For Education, Unit 3 Holt Court, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4AX

Event Details:

Day 1 – Tuesday 27th September 2022 9:00 – 12:00 – Teachers and TAs / 13:00 – 15:30 TAs only

Day 2 – Wednesday 9th Novemeber 2023 9:00 – 12:00 – TAs only / 13:00 – 15:30 Teachers and TAs

This training course provides targeted use of the Pupil Premium and supports the National Curriculum for English. It will enable teaching assistants, teachers and link teachers to adapt sessions to meet children’s needs and develop their reading subject knowledge and pedagogy.

Participants would usually teach a small group of children for half an hour four times a week. Sessions are based on the books and help the children to overcome difficulties, develop their skills and enjoy reading.

During the Project X Training, participants will develop their:

• Subject knowledge and effectiveness
• Overall strategy for tackling underachievement in reading
• Ability to support children, increasing their confidence and passion for reading

They will receive training and guidance, telephone and email support from an ECC accredited and experienced, school-based trainer. We recommend a standardised reading test to measure impact.

For more information contact us here.

About the Adviser

Denise has 25+ years of experience as a qualified teacher (B.Ed., Hons) working in schools and an Education Action Zone. She became a local authority primary consultant in 2003 with a focus on mathematics and assessment. From 2009 she worked with Edge Hill University as an Every Child Counts (ECC) Teacher leader to deliver a suite of early maths intervention programmes through which she gained an MA in Early Mathematics. Denise also gained accreditation from NCETM as a Primary Professional Development Lead. She continues to work with Edge Hill University to manage the delivery of the very successful mathematics intervention programmes: Success@Arithmetic and 1stClass@Number.

Denise successfully delivers the primary statutory assessment contract for moderation and monitoring on behalf of Birmingham LA. Through this role, and as an active member of AAIA, she works closely with other moderation managers both locally and nationally. She recruits, trains and accredits both KS1 and KS2 pool moderators.