After qualifying with a BA in Primary Teacher Education from Oxford Brookes University, Jen worked as a Class Teacher, English Lead, Lead Teacher and Assistant Headteacher in schools across South London. Prior to joining Literacy Tree, she worked in teacher education for two years supporting teachers and leaders at all stages of their career, working on a range of programmes such as the NPQ in Leading Literacy, the NPQ in Leading Teacher Development and leading whole-school improvement projects focused around teaching and learning. Jen has recently completed an MA in Education: Culture, Language and Identity at Goldsmiths University. She is particularly passionate about ensuring children are exposed to authentic representations of different lives, cultures and experiences in the books that they encounter.
Get in Touch: jen@literacytree.com
This blog post follows on from Impactful Moderation Conversations: Part 1, in which we discussed the value of writing moderation and explored key factors to consider when setting up for internal moderation. In this blog post, we will share a…
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We know that the second half of the Summer Term is a busy time for assessment in primary schools. As the academic year begins to draw to a close, there is a focus on ensuring that end-of-year assessment judgements accurately…
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Educating, working with, or raising children in an age of rapid technological advancements presents both exciting opportunities and complex challenges for school staff, parents and carers. With 9 out of 10 children owning a mobile phone by age 11 (Ofcom,…
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We know that the assessment of children’s attainment in English can feel like an overwhelming task for teachers and subject leaders. English is not a subject where knowledge can be neatly measured through performance on a test; it requires a…
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At Literacy Tree, we believe that it’s crucial to expose children to a diverse range of voices and experiences through the books they encounter. This helps to communicate to all children that people with lives similar to their own are…
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At Literacy Tree, we believe that it’s crucial for children to encounter a wide range of lives, experiences and cultures through the texts that they read. Diversity to us doesn’t mean ticking a box. It means telling children that people…
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