Led by one of Birmingham’s KS2 Writing Moderators and SFE’s very own English Adviser, you will be taken through the elements of greater depth writing before discussing practical ways in which activities can be implemented. You will explore how to tailor your curriculum and teaching to suit the requirements of those pupils who need their inner writing potential unlocked.
During this course participants will update their knowledge or learn about:

• The GDS standards at the end of KS2
• The key GDS skills which need to be nurtured throughout the key stage
• Ways to enable your potential GDS writers to practise these skills
• Drilling down into the elements of high-quality teaching which will support your GDS pupils

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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.