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INSET: Towards Exceptional Primary English Teaching

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🌟 INSET: Towards Exceptional Primary English Teaching – Building Language, Literacy and Learning

English is the cornerstone of the primary curriculum, underpinning pupils’ ability to access all subjects and express themselves with confidence. High-quality English teaching develops essential skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, while also nurturing creativity, empathy, and critical thinking. According to the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), strong literacy provision in primary schools is one of the most effective ways to close the attainment gap and improve long-term outcomes. The 2025 Ofsted framework reinforces this by evaluating English provision through multiple dimensions: Curriculum and Teaching, Inclusion, Achievement, and Personal Development.

This CPD course supports primary teachers and English leads in delivering exceptional English provision that is coherent, inclusive, and inspection-ready. Through practical strategies, curriculum planning, and pedagogical insight, participants will be equipped to raise standards, inspire learners, and demonstrate impact across the school.

🧭 INSET outline

🎯 Primary English Curriculum and Teaching

  • Design an English curriculum that is coherently sequenced, ambitious, and accessible to all learners.
  • Embed progression in phonics, reading fluency, comprehension, grammar, and composition.
  • Use high-quality texts to develop vocabulary, cultural capital, and a love of reading.

📈 Achievement and Progress

  • Use formative assessment, pupil voice, and work scrutiny to evidence progress in reading and writing.
  • Support disadvantaged learners and those with SEND through adaptive teaching and targeted interventions.
  • Develop strategies to ensure pupils retain and apply literacy skills across the curriculum.

🧠 Language and Literacy Development

  • Build pupils’ confidence in using spoken language and expressing ideas clearly.
  • Promote oracy, dialogic teaching, and metacognition in English lessons.
  • Use writing for real audiences and purposes to develop motivation and independence.

🛠️ Primary English Pedagogy and Practice

  • Apply research-informed strategies such as shared reading, modelled writing, and scaffolding.
  • Use phonics and spelling approaches that support decoding and encoding effectively.
  • Plan lessons that balance creativity with structure, ensuring all pupils can succeed.

🔍 Inspection Readiness

  • Understand how Ofsted evaluates primary English under the new framework.
  • Prepare evidence of curriculum intent, implementation, and impact.
  • Align English provision with whole-school priorities for inclusion, safeguarding, and personal development.

👥 Who is this INSET for?

  • Primary English Subject Leaders
  • KS1 and KS2 Teachers
  • Curriculum Coordinators
  • Senior Leaders overseeing teaching and learning
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    🗣️ Testimonial

    “This CPD helped us refine our English curriculum and teaching strategies in line with the new Ofsted framework. The focus on progression, inclusion, and impact gave us the confidence to improve outcomes across the school.”
    — English Lead, Primary Academy

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