Literacy Tree Across a Trust

Literacy Tree Across a Trust 
 
Last term, we travelled up to the Northwest for a whole week to visit the fantastic schools in the Wade Deacon Trust. All five primary academies in the trust are using the Literary Curriculum and we are very excited that they have become our very first flagship academy trust. 
 
Our consultants have been travelling up to the Northwest for a few years, regularly offering consultancy days to each school. We always come back absolutely buzzing as the work outcomes and displays are truly astounding! (See pics below for some examples from the schools...)
 
Over the years, we have supported their enthusiastic and creative teachers and leaders in a number of ways, including: curriculum mapping; personalising planning sequences; teaching of reading comprehension; supporting ECTs; team teaching; delivering a book-based approach in EYFS; developing a book-based spelling pedagogy; whole school planning; modelling teaching GDS writers and brokering literacy lessons for children with SEN. 
 
This support has evolved over the years and has been tailored to meet both the individual goals of each primary academy as well as the overall goals of the trust. It is inspiring to see how each school has appropriated and uniquely implemented the Literary Curriculum to meet the needs of their children. 
 
This consistent approach across the trust has allowed them to pool resources. We have been able to deliver trust-wide CPD sessions for all staff of the five schools in one session. We have also delivered training for English subject leaders, supporting them in developing policies and designing curriculums. One school in the trust has been designated a lending library where the bulk of the Literary Curriculum books are housed and loaned out when needed. 
 
Schools have also developed a shared language in regard to English pedagogy. This has supported teachers across schools in having constructive dialogue, particularly during year group moderations at timely points in the year. 
 
If you are interested in reading further, please follow the link below to read the case study written by Rachel Pender, Assistant Principal at Whiston Willis Academy and a Specialist Leader in Education. 
 
https://literarycurriculum.co.uk/case-studies/wade-deacon-trust-1/