English and literacy team

    Head of Service: Lillian Briggs

    Team members: Liz Campbell, Kirstie Fulthorpe, Kim Clapham, Judy Davies, Peter Ellison, Pam Miller

    • The English and Literacy Team works in partnership with schools to support the implementation of:
    • The National Literacy Strategy - Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2.
    • The KS3 National Strategy - English and Literacy Strand
    • The KS4 English Curriculum

    The main features of support to schools are:

    • In-school packages that include: support for teaching and learning including planning; curriculum development work; curricular target setting; middle and senior management support.
    • Central training, including governor training
    • Guidance documents and resource development
    • Pre and post OfSTED support
    • Network meetings and newsletters.
    • Spreading Good Practice through the Leading Departments and Leading Teachers initiative.
    • Telephone support.

    All schools are provided with a minimum entitlement to the above. In addition, a differentiated programme of support is available to schools according to need.

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