This Professional Development course is intended for English Subject Leads; phase leaders; reading leaders and SLT.

Presented by: Maddy Barnes

Maddy Barnes, is an English Consultant and provides training for schools and alliances.  She is passionate about ‘getting it right’ for children.

Until summer 2018, Maddy worked as a successful assistant head teacher in Manchester.  She is a very experienced year 6 teacher and has spent most of her teaching career in Salford.  Maddy has also taught in India, China and Poland where she has observed a range of teaching styles.

Maddy has worked with the DfE in English test development for reading and GaPS.  She is an experienced English marker and team leader for KS2 GPS (she has been involved with trial papers for the future suite of tests).  Maddy is a KS2 writing moderator for Manchester.

Maddy is a published author (writing New Primary English, Achieve level 6 and Skills Builders) and series editor (Optional Tests for years 3-5, Spelling tests and the new Achieve series for 2016) with Rising Stars.  She has also edited the Moderation Toolkit for Writing with Prim Ed.

The day will be informed by the

• Exploring the reading offer for your whole school – including progression of texts across the academic year per year group; modelling appropriate scaffolding skills; answering written questions (transfer of verbal to written) and promoting reading for pleasure
• Exploring the TA of reading – how to assess reading termly and throughout taught sessions
• Discussing what will make the difference for the lowest 20% or SEND pupils
• Exploring how to challenge and support pupils
• Strategies to ensure that year 6 pupils are well prepared for the KS2 reading test
• Identifying how to monitor the reading offer including feeding back to staff
• Networking to discuss parental engagement.