Development Days
Building a team of outstanding reading teachers
Once a school has been trained, our experienced trainers return to work with your leadership team.
The trainer shows the Reading Leader how to coach reading teachers in lessons, run weekly practice times using our Portal films, and train tutors to help all children make speedy progress.
Our team is available to run Development Days either in school or remotely via Zoom.
Our consultant trainers work collaboratively with the leadership team and staff to ensure all children learn to read and write. New schools find that one Development Day per term helps get them off to a secure start. We work more regularly with schools needing intensive support.
During the Covid-19 crisis, trainers can work remotely with you via Zoom for 4 hours split into sessions throughout the day.
They help with the assessment, organisation, tutoring the slowest progress children and the best provision for children learning from home.
Read Ruth's thoughts on the importance of Development Days in her blog.
To talk to us about booking a Development Day for your school, call 01275 331 230 or email us at admin@ruthmiskin.com.
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Being the English Coordinator, the development day was particularly useful for me as the Trainer talked me through the portal and how to input assessment data, outlined an action plan for continued development in our school and coached Read Write Inc. teachers. She also modelled 1:1 sessions and outlined general sessions for some of our less confident teachers. The two training days were valuable for all staff, whether or not they currently teach Read Write Inc.
"Liv Harris
St Anne’s Catholic Academy
"The support that our school gets from Development Days is exceptional."
Teacher
Cyril Jackson Primary School, Tower Hamlets, London
"Our Consultant Trainer ran the Development Day in a way that generated our enthusiasm and interest and made us all want to do more and do it better."
Karen Cooper, Deputy Headteacher
St Martin's School, Jersey
"Thank you so much to our Consultant Trainer for her support, encouragement, reassurance and expert knowledge as we continue our journey to raise standards in reading and writing across the school."
Teacher
Waunceirch Primary School, Neath
"We received outstanding training – our Consultant Trainer was an incredible force for change in our school."
Teacher
Riverley Primary School, Waltham Forest, London
"Regular Development Days from our Consultant Trainer keep the momentum of self-evaluation and school improvement going – they provide support for all staff."
Katy Edwards
Palmerston Primary School, Barry
"Our Consultant Trainer is fantastic – she has such a lovely way with the staff and children. She coaches all our teachers and we are delighted to have her."
Samatha Meneely, Reading Leader
Baldersby St James CE School, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
"Our Consultant Trainer’s regular support on Development Days is especially valuable – she coaches teaching staff side by side in the classroom, gives feedback and encourages us to practise."
Samantha Meneely, Reading Leader
Baldersby St James CE School, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
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As our Reading Leader is absent from school at the moment her support was invaluable. She worked closely with my new EYFS lead inspiring her and her team to move the phonics teaching on. She supported us to organise new groups to start on Monday and made extremely helpful suggestions regarding who should be in which group and who we need to tutor. Her enthusiasm is infectious and her demonstration of one to one sessions inspired my whole RWI team. Whoever said phonics and learning to read isn’t fun needs to watch Ashlin teach, a magical experience for my children! Fingers crossed our budget allows for a third Development Day next term.
"Claire Lee
Vernon Park Primary School
"The staff know and respect our Consultant Trainer and look forward to her visiting for vital Development Days, which she fine-tunes to our needs."
Beverley Dunne, Reading Leader
Caerau Primary School, Cardiff
"The Read Write Inc. programme, training and Development Days were critical in helping us move from Special Measures to Outstanding in just two years."
Rebecca Millard, Deputy Headteacher
Plaistow Primary School, Newham, London
"Read Write Inc. Phonics and the work that the Consultant Trainer and our Reading Leader have done in the school has made a significant difference and was a major contributing factor to our successful Ofsted."
William Hill, Headteacher
Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery, Westcliff-on-Sea