Always a total delight to be at Noremarsh Junior School and see how their ‘Literacy Tree’ at the entrance changes every time! This month it’s filled with glorious texts to celebrate Pride month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📖🌳 @literacytree.bsky.social

10 stories to help you read with pride year round! Brought to you in partnership with Just Like Us, the LGBT+ young people's charity 📖🌈 Dive into the full collaborative book list here: literacytree.com/blog-and-boo...

Great to be back Van Gogh Primary today working with Y6 teachers on moderation and seeing such a brilliant range of purposeful and authentic quality writing outcomes. Lovely to see some of the gorgeous writing from their recent whole school text on display too ⬇️ 🕊️ 🌎 @literacytree.bsky.social

Looking to get a head start before September? Our Online Launch Training Day has you covered! 🚀 ✨ Ideal for schools that have joined us in the last year, as well as prospective schools looking for a comprehensive introduction to our book-based approach. literacytree.com/training/cou...

A brilliant day working with Noremarsh Jr & Wellington Lions on their upcoming Trust-wide Whole School text. This time we’ve worked with them to plan a new one from scratch & can’t wait to see the results! Always wonderful to get time in classes and look at books too! @literacytree.bsky.social

So excited for this one! 👏 🐉 ✉️

We’ve just read the Curriculum and Assessment Review: Interim Report, and there’s so much to consider for the future of English & literacy teaching! 📚 Key Takeaways: ✔️ Transitioning from primary to secondary needs focus ✔️ Mastery of core subjects is essential...

After planning with Noremarsh Junior School for their next whole-school Writing Root a few months ago, it was an utter joy to be back today to see the results. This time, a whole Trust focus using The Fox and the Star with truly jaw-dropping art and writing outcomes 🦊 💫 👀 @literacytree.bsky.social

🐉 Fiery fiends will soon be winging their way to Y1 classes as our new #WritingRoot for Dragon Post by Emma Yarlett goes into its final stages of editing! Expect menus, flight path maps and ‘how to’ guides as children explore this magical book filled with urgent letters! @literacytree.bsky.social

A privilege to be in classes today at Rosendale Primary School. Rich discussions, collaboration and infectious engagement as children across the school explored megalodons 🦈 , 1920s New York 🌆 , wild robots 🤖 and magical necklaces 🌧️ through Literary Leaves! @literacytree.bsky.social

A joy to be back at College Town Primary in Berkshire today spending time in their KS1 classes. Look at these amazing Working Walls filled with live modelling, sentence strips and colour coding! And what cosy homes Y1 have created for their pebbles! ❤️ 📖 🌎 @literacytree.bsky.social

Our CPD offer is constantly growing, and now includes: 📌 Teach Through a Text Using Writing Roots Sessions 📌Pegagogy Workshops 📌English Subject Leader Meetings 📌Twilight Sessions (Social Media Made Simple + Literacy Tree App Unlocked) 📌Live Planning Support Sessions Sign up now: buff.ly/4aEWcgo

🚀 Primary schools—this one’s for you! We’re inviting 130 schools to join a heavily subsidised, EEF-funded trial of Writing Roots, our book-based writing programme.📚 This is your chance to access £3,000+ worth of resources, books + training while contributing to a major study on writing engagement.

Brilliant to be back at Van Gogh Primary today. Lovely to see the engagement from Year 6s with one of our newest Writing Roots for Resist, and take a look at the brilliant example of writing process, editing and publication using Can We Save the Tiger! @literacytree.bsky.social

‼️📢Exciting Announcement: our brand new Year 4 and 5 Writing Roots for 'Rumaysa: A Fairytale' by Radiya Hafiza and 'Riddle of the Runes: A Viking Mystery' by Janina Ramirez are now LIVE on our website and ready for use! #LiteracyTree #TeachThroughaText #primaryschool #primaryteaching

Final stages of proofreading for our new Y5 #WritingRoot for Rumaysa: A Fairy Tale by Radiya Hafiza, launching by the end of this week! 🙌 Expect to find warning posters, villain’s lair adverts, diary entries and more before children create their own prequels! 📖 @literacytree.bsky.social

A brilliant day at Rosendale Primary today looking at children’s writing to celebrate successes and identify misconceptions to support teachers with adaptive planning. A wonderful sense of audience and purpose throughout when you #TeachThroughaText @literacytree.bsky.social

6,000 children voted 'kindness' as their word of the year! We're celebrating the outcome of the Oxford University Press survey by sharing some of our own favourite books for exploring themes of friendship and empathy. Children's favourite slang word of 2024 is slay, and kindness is ALWAYS a slay!

Pebble is ready for Year 1 delegates this morning, where we’ll be exploring our #TeachThroughaText approach and the importance of immersive discovery points, hands-on learning and authentic writing opportunities 🪨 🎁 🫂 @literacytree.bsky.social

‼️We're hiring! Two new roles are now open for applications over on our website: literacytree.com/vacancies/ #primaryschool #primaryteacher #primaryliteracy #Hiring #EdTech #PrimaryEducation #LiteracyConsultant #ResourceDeveloper #EducationJobs

Fantastic Working Walls in classrooms and displays in corridors celebrating writing at College Town Primary too - a joy to watch children in real time using their teacher models, prior learning and Working Walls to support them with their own writing 🖋️ @literacytree.bsky.social

Some of the stunning writing opportunities seen at College Town Primary today as we were invited into classrooms across the school. It’s always a highlight to chat to children about the texts and see their faces light up as they share their [email protected]

What better way to welcome 2025 than delving into quality children’s literature? A brilliant day with enthusiastic and insightful staff at Yattendon School in Surrey to launch #WritingRoots and the #TeachThroughaText approach 👏 📖 🌎 @literacytree.bsky.social

Behind the scenes of the final stages of our new KS2/3 transition resource for The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell - @literacydonny.bsky.social has weaved his magic and it’s going to be a beauty! 🎵 @literacytree.bsky.social

Missed our Live Demo and Q&A this morning? Fear not!💡 Founders and co-CEOs Lynn and Anthony are running their next session in a couple weeks. Secure your spot now! 🗓️ 18th December 2024 at 1:30pm 📍 Online via Zoom 👉 Sign up here: https://buff.ly/4f7IR0J

Final touches for our newest Y4 Writing Root for The Crown by Emily Kapff, launching soon 👑🌸🌎 - @literacyhannah.bsky.social has worked her magic with opportunities for children to create their own poetic ‘book of wonders’ about looking after the beauty of the natural world @literacytree.bsky.social

⏳⏪Travel back in time with our recently updated Historical Book List: literacytree.substack.com/p/historical... #primaryschool #primaryliteracy #primaryteacher #TeachThroughaText #LiteracyTree

Curl up, get cosy and dive in to our 2024 Winter Bibliotherapy picks!⛄️🧣 The Literacy Tree team have been busy reading recent releases, and have shared some of their favourites to carry you through the colder season. Read all about them by heading to the link below: literacytree.com/blog-and-boo...

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NOW LIVE: Whole School Writing Root for 'The Lights That Dance in the Night' by Yuval Zommer! We're thrilled to be sharing a resource for this wonderfully festive picture book, jam-packed with vivid illustrations of the northern lights and Arctic wildlife.

👀📚New Writing Root and Spelling Seed dropping for Literacy Tree members this Monday! 'Resist', by Tom Palmer, is a story of extraordinary daring based on true events during WW2. Watch this space... #TeachThroughaText #LiteracyTree #primaryteacher #primaryschool #primaryliteracy

Wonderful to be back Noremarsh Jr yesterday planning for upcoming whole school texts and looking at the fantastic writing opportunities across the school. Stunning examples of writing for clear purpose and audience from every year group ❤️ 🌍 📖 @literacytree.bsky.social