English Hub - Vocabulary gap or trap?
Explore a more nuanced approach to developing students' vocabulary that develops thinking and understanding (cross-phase). Read more »
Learning
English Hub - KS3 English-the journey from personal to critical response
If becoming a critical reader is one the aims of a secondary curriculum, how is this best taught? Read more »
English Hub - Opening Doors: from quality text to quality writing
As the new Opening Doors series is published, discover ways to combine deep reading with creative teaching of writing using the Opening Doors approaches. Read more »
English Hub - Opening Doors: from quality text to quality writing
As the new Opening Doors series is published, discover ways to combine deep reading with creative teaching of writing using the Opening Doors approaches. Read more »
English Hub - Should we still teach genre?
Explore how the teaching of the big shapes of stories supports readers to be more confident at all ages. Read more »
English Hub - Backwards grammar
Backwards grammar: how to explore grammar so that writers’ choices are linked to their voice and viewpoint Read more »
Leadership 5 + 1
The Director facilitates leadership learning for 6 experienced middle leaders. Read more »
Presentation and Communication Skills Workshop
Share knowledge and inspire action: presentation skills workshops for leaders at all levels Read more »
The English Hub
Year 3 starting Autumn 2019 ... Read more »
So you have the GCSE results, so what?
Following GCSE results you may want your English leader/teachers to join a group hosted by experienced English practitioners and Specialist of Education. The purpose is to share learning, post-results, and to apply that learning to planning the next steps. Read more »
Let's Think in English KS2
The Let's Think in English programme, developed at King' s College London, is an approach to teaching that successfully develops the quality and depth of thinking in the classroom through talk. Read more »
Teachers who Write: Writers who Teach
An extended professional development course for teachers of English at secondary and upper primary. Read more »
Annual Conference
The Curriculum - Keeping it live Book your place at the ETC Learning Hub conference on Thursday 26 September 2019. How do you plan for, and assess, the intent, implementation and impact of the curriculum? Keynote speaker: Mary Myatt, education adviser, writer and speaker. An opportunity to work with Mary on curriculum principles and practice, inspiration, clarity, high challenge and high expectation. The workshop will include non-Hampshire based case studies. About Mary Myatt Mary Myatt is an education adviser, writer and speaker. A former local authority adviser and inspector, she works in schools talking to pupils, teachers and leaders about learning, leadership and curriculum. She maintains that there are no quick fixes and that great outcomes for pupils are not achieved through tick boxes. Mary writes and speaks at conferences about leadership, curriculum and school improvement. Latest book: Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence Mary combines encyclopedic knowledge of schools with crystal-clear description of curriculum principles - a must read for all those involved in improving education. Cost: £105 per delegate. From 6 April until 24 May there will be a 5% discounts for schools that booking two or more places. £94.50 per person for two bookings. Timing: half day morning session - 9.30am-12.30pm Booking essential and places are limited. Venue: Botley area Read more »
Developing English Expertise
A professional development programme for qualified teachers in the primary or secondary phase either teaching or preparing to teach English at KS3 and 4. Read more »
Future Change Makers
Future Change Makers is appropriate for experienced senior leaders and colleagues aspiring to the next level of leadership, including headship. Designed by Professor John West Burnham in partnership with Carolyn Hughan (ETC Director) and experienced headteachers, Read more »
A2L - Aspiring to Leadership
This is a successful programme for classroom teachers wishing to take on a leadership role or for teachers in the early phase of leadership. This programme is unique to ETC Alliance and builds on several years' experience of delivering MLDP. Read more »
Stimulating Physics Network - Electricity, Energy and Numeracy in Physics
The Stimulating Physics Network (SPN) is a national education programme funded by the Department for Education (DfE), and managed by the Institute of Physics. coordinated in the southern region by University of Southampton. Wildern has been awarded SPN Link School status. Read more »
Genius Coaching
A one day workshop to extend your coaching skills and boost your success as a leader and teacher. Read more »
Teaching Teachers: facilitation matters
Does the quality of staff learning match the quality of learning classroom? Are you interested in energising and engaging staff in their own learning to raise the quality of teaching and learning? Read more »
Magic Weaving in the Sun with Sir John Jones
A workshop presented by author and educator Sir John Jones for early career teachers. Read more »