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Early Reading Hub 2026/27

Summary

Overview

This year, the Early Reading Hub will focus on inclusion and adaption in teaching reading and aims to:

• Continue to develop teacher and leader understanding relating to best practice in reading development in the Early Years and Y1.

• Support leaders with their knowledge and skills in monitoring and evaluating current practice and making decisions about change and embedding change.

Session 1:

Assessing and understanding every lower achieving pupil: in word reading.
How to ensure parents understand how to support their learner in phonics and word reading.
And what about children who learn to read differently?
Case sampling: who is chosen and why?
Developing leadership: Case sampling: Phonics and phonics interventions.

Session 2:

Assessing and understanding every lower achieving pupil: in fluency and comprehension / book match.
Guided reading and one to one reading to meet the needs of the lowest 20%.
Metacognitive prompts to support early readers.
Developing leadership: Case sampling: Guided reading and one to one reading.

Session 3:

Early screening for all learners.
Working memory development: what to look for and how to support it.
Whole class book sharing and reading teaching.
Developing leadership: Case sampling: When adults are sharing books or whole class reading teaching.

Gap tasks will be provided after each session.

Session dates

Session 1: Wednesday 28^th October 2026, 8.45am-11.45am at NSPCC

Session 2: Thursday 28^th January 2027, 8.45am-11.45am at NSPCC

Session 3: Wednesday 5^th May 2027, 8.45am-11.45am at NSPCC

Recommended for

Early reading leaders, reading leaders, EYFS leads, teachers (EYFS / Y1 / alternative specialist provision)

Venue

NSPCC Training Centre, 3 Gilmour Close, Leicester, LE4 1EZ

Cost

Free for Leicester City maintained schools. £270 per delegate for non-maintained schools and Leicestershire schools.

Further Information

Any questions, please contact hayley.carter@sdsa.net

Please note: Both the Early Reading Hub and the Reading Leaders’ Network will focus on the core principles of inclusion and adaption in teaching reading. However, both programmes will be tailored to the different audiences and will differ. We recommend that schools attend both programmes to support whole school focus.

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