Flying High English Hub

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If you want your work to matter, we'd love to meet you. Explore our current vacancies 📲 bit.ly/3UCEGSF @pvacademies @HorsendaleP @StanhopeFHA @LeamingtonPAFHT @PeafieldLane #careersforlife #jobswithpurpose

🌟 We're recruiting! 🌟 We are looking for brilliant, passionate literacy leaders to become Literacy Specialists for EYFS, KS2 and KS3 with the English Hub. Here's Cath explaining more about why she's an LS. Think this could be a role for you? tinyurl.com/9ywhee98

Its World Book Day!! We were delighted to be joined virtually by award winning author and poet Matt Goodfellow this morning. 196 classrooms and around 4000 children from across the region listened to Matt's journey to becoming an author and the challenges he overcame.

Due to our expanded remit, we are looking to recruit Literacy Specialists for EYFS, KS2 and KS3 to join our team. Are you a practicing classroom teacher with significant experience of leading reading or literacy? Find out more here: 👉tinyurl.com/9ywhee98

Mark World Book Day with Matt Goodfellow, an outstanding poet who will beam into your school classroom or hall on #WorldBookDay for free! Book here: shorturl.at/B1eqj Matt has worked with the National Literacy Trust and is a National Poetry Day Ambassador.

Here's our exciting news! We are now able to offer support for Reception year as well as KS1. Complete this short form to be sent further information: forms.office.com/pages/response…

Our next podcast is out! Gemma & Cath, two of our Literacy Specialists discuss the challenges faced by schools and how the English Hub can support schools to alleviate some of them to ensure that children thrive in reading. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/140LCb…

Celebrate on World Book Day with Matt Goodfellow with a virtual visit! 📕📗📙 Book here: shorturl.at/eMhpH #worldbookday #author #classroomvisit #mattgoodfellow

Coming soon!!!

Meet Gemma Goff. She is a Literacy Specialist for the English Hub and Leader of Phonics and Early Reading @GreenwoodSch. She is passionate about building confident readers & fostering a love of reading. @flyinghightrust

"If I was walking into your school for the first time, what reading spaces would I physically see ...what happens in those spaces?" Kelly Ashley, Lecturer and Researcher for the Open University Listen to the full podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/30hPw5… #readingforpleasure

Meet Bea Dobrzycki, one of our Literacy Specialist. KS1 and Reading Lead at Archway Trust in Nottingham. She is passionate about making every child a fluent reader and has worked closely with several of our partner schools.

@HubFlying have a podcast series! Over the coming months, we'll release discussions with literacy experts. The first focuses on Reading for Pleasure. Watch/listen on the go on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/30hPw5… #podcast #readingforpleasure #spotify

Recommended Read from Literacy Specialist Bea Dobrzycki A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll Addie is an autistic girl on a mission to honor the women persecuted as witches. As she fights for justice, she faces prejudice but her determination and empathy shine through. #kindness

Meet Cara McFadyean, one of our Literacy Specialists. Cara is the Reading Lead at @HillsidePrimary in Hucknall. She enjoys the opportunity to work alongside Reading Leaders in schools, helping to develop phonics and early reading.

Recommended Read from Literacy Specialist Suzie Jones. Peace on Earth by @SmritiPH This book explores how small acts of kindness can create ripples of peace across the world. An ideal choice for discussions in the classroom about friendship, community, and global peace.

In January’s Newsletter we are thrilled to support the National Year of Reading. Find out what is available nationally through the #GoAllIn website as well as the Reading for Pleasure events we are offering this year. Joining our mailing list here: shorturl.at/TOFEj

Meet Cath Wilkes, one of our excellent Literacy Specialists. Cath is the English Lead Practitioner for @FlyingHighTrust and works with our partner schools, delivers training and supports schools to improve outcomes in phonics & reading.