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 sessions using our Portal films, and train tutors to help all children make speedy progress.
A consultant trainer visits during a normal school day to support the leadership team, staff and children. 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.
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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"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
"We received outstanding training – our Consultant Trainer was an incredible force for change in our school."
Teacher
Riverley Primary School, Waltham Forest, London
"We invest in Development Days to coach staff and embed practice. Our Consultant Trainer comes in on a normal school day to analyse data, provide top-up training and support the assessment process."
Teacher
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
"Everything about the day was perfect for our school. The Consultant Trainer really brought the spark back for our staff in relation to the teaching of phonics. The real life video clips helped staff see Read Write Inc. Phonics in action."
Teacher
Weelsby Academy, Grimsby
"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
"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
"When conducting our learning walk, our Consultant Trainer was happy to roll up her sleeves and get stuck in – this was so powerful."
Rebecca Broadhurst, Deputy Headteacher
Hayes Park School, Hayes
"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
"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
"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
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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
"Development Days are vital. They are bespoke. The support and guidance we receive termly from our Consultant Trainer helps fine-tune our literacy teaching."
Kelly Woodcraft, Reading Leader
Long Close School, Slough