New to Leadership of English
Summary
These half-day sessions for New English Subject Leaders will develop new English Leaders in subject knowledge, pedagogy and leadership of English. Subject Leaders will:
Session 1
- Receive key local and national updates including those published by DfE and Ofsted.
- Understand the role of intent, implementation and impact in leading English;
- Explore the development of programmes of CPD, including input, coaching, support, monitoring and evaluation.
- Gap task: data analysis
Session 2
- Review school’s Curriculum Map for English based on national research and the National Curriculum;
- Ensure progression in English is through the provision of increasingly complex: texts, writing outcomes and grammatical knowledge.
- Gap task: curriculum map development
Session 3
- Clarify understanding of subject knowledge and research-based pedagogy in reading.
- Become well-prepared for Ofsted deep-dives in early reading.
- Gap task: reading learning walk.
Session 4
- Clarify understanding of subject knowledge and research-based pedagogy in writing.
- Become well-prepared for Ofsted deep-dives in English.
- Gap task: English book scrutiny.
When completing this booking form, you will be booked onto all four training dates as below. (The booking confirmation will only show the date for session 1)
Session dates
Session 1: Friday 26th September 2025, 9am to 12noon at SDSA
Session 2: Friday 7th November 2025, 9am to 12noon at SDSA
Session 3: Friday 23rd January 2026, 9am to 12noon at SDSA
Session 4: Friday 6th March 2026, 9am to 12noon at SDSA
Recommended for
New English subject leaders.
Venue
School Development Support Agency, Alliance House, 6 Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AF
Cost
Free for Leicester City maintained schools. £320 for non-maintained city schools and all Leicestershire schools.
Further Information
For further information, visit the PDL website or contact sonia.dayal@sdsa.net
