In this session, Charlotte Bunyan, Assistant Head and reading lead at Lingfield Primary School, shares practical ways to strengthen the relationship between home and school to support reading. Charlotte explores discovery bags, reading showcases, mystery readers, parent workshops and before and after school reading support.

She shows how clear expectations, high support and joyful routines can help families build children’s confidence, fluency and love of reading. A practical and inspiring example of how small, consistent actions can make a significant difference over time.

Literacy is not an add-on. It is the engine that drives learning across the primary curriculum.

In this webinar, Mary and Abbie explore why reading aloud is a high-leverage practice that:

• Strengthen pupils’ thinking, attention and imagination
• Develops pupils’ vocabulary 
• Improves focus and self-regulation

In this webinar we were joined by Shareen Wilkinson who will share insights from her latest book ‘Disciplinary Literacy in Primary Schools’. The focus was on ‘What works for primary writing?’ and there were plenty of examples shared showing the difference between English and writing in different subjects.

Shareen also shared these Speak like a… posters which are a great way of supporting pupils

The Education inspection framework 2025 emphasises the importance of inclusion. In this webinar, Mary goes through the important elements to consider in relation to high challenge, low threat and inclusive teaching for all.