Led by NACE Associate Tracy Goodyear, this new one-day course offers practical guidance and examples for secondary English practitioners seeking to improve provision for more able learners at KS4. Delegates will gain a range of practical approaches to inform their own practice, and to support department-wide development.

This workshop is aimed at:

• Heads of department
• KS4 English teachers

9.00am

• Coffee and registration

9.30am

Session 1: Defining a vision

• Introduction and context
• What are we aiming for? What does it and what doesn’t it look like?
• Metacognition in the more able – how can this help us in supporting all students to achieve?
• Defining a departmental and personal vision for high attainment in the GCSE classroom

11.00am

• Break

11.20am

Session 2: Classroom provision

• High-level conversation and oracy in the classroom
• How do I create confident speakers and thinkers, ready for KS5?
• How do I encourage a sense of debate in the everyday lesson?

12.45pm

• Lunch

1.30pm

Session 3: Practical strategies and module ideas for reading and writing

• What do we mean by perception and originality of thought?
• Activities and lesson ideas to encourage perceptive and original thought in reading and writing at KS4 and 5

3.00pm

• Close