RMT

Headteacher and Reading Leader

Reading team

Provides a dedicated trainer for your school.

Appoints a Reading Leader.

Decides who is in the reading team: identifies available adults to teach Fresh Start lessons.

Timetable

Timetables 30-minute Fresh Start lessons for identified students (one-to-one or small group teaching from Module 14 onwards).

Training

Provides high-quality training for the SLT, Reading Leader, and reading teachers.

Trains teachers to support students with SEND and those who need more practice.

Ensures identified staff attend Fresh Start training.

Assessment

Trains the Reading Leader and assessment team to use the Online Assessment and tracking.

Supports the Reading Leader to group students to ensure maximum reading progress.

Protects time for the Reading Leader to carry out half-termly Online Assessments.

Uses Fresh Start assessment data to organise students for Fresh Start Lessons.

Leads half-termly grouping meetings with the reading team.

Practice and coaching

Provides personalised pathways on the School Portal for each member of the reading team.

Provides a planner for the Reading Leader to organise practice and coaching.

Protects time for the Reading Leader to:

• lead practice times

• coach teachers in lessons.

Uses the APC planner to prioritise the focus for practice and coaching sessions.

Development Days

Provides data-driven support bespoke to your school.

Provides practice and coaching for the reading team.

Works alongside the RMT trainer on every Development Day:

• attend progress meeting

• visit group lessons

• attend tutoring sessions.

Agrees data-driven actions for the half-term with the RMT trainer using the online action plan.

Tutoring

Trains tutors to support children with SEND and those who need more practice.

Provides coaching for tutors.

Uses the assessment data to identify children for daily tutoring.

Timetables 10 minutes daily one-to-one tutoring for children with SEND and those who need more practice time.

Reviews progress of children receiving daily tutoring fortnightly.

Home reading

Provides Virtual Classroom films for pupils.

Organises Fresh Start readers and Virtual Classroom film links for home.

Data sharing

Shares half-termly data and a clear action plan during every:

• Development Day

• Remote Progress Meeting.

Ensures every student is assessed every 6-8 weeks using the Fresh Start Online Assessment.

Completes any missing assessments as soon as possible.

Assesses new arrivals as soon as they start school.

Shares all progress data with Ruth Miskin Training.