Alex Francis

📢 This Monday I’ll be moving to Bluesky🦋 alongside @theliteracytree as we move away from posting on X. Make sure to follow me over there for future school content, thought pieces and updates: bsky.app/profile/litera…

Wonderful to be back Noremarsh Jr today 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 ❤️ 🌍 📖 @theliteracytree

Great to be back @RosendaleSchool again today working with staff on upcoming Literary Leaves. We also had time to look at some wonderful writing from across the school using Beegu, Astro Girl, The Mermaid of Zennor and The Odyssey! 👽🚀🧜‍♀️📜 @theliteracytree

A great day at College Town Primary in Berkshire today for their first consultancy day. We worked on curriculum mapping and spent time with teachers on their upcoming texts focussing on shared writing - some great writing already on show! 📖 🖊️ 🌍 @theliteracytree

@LiteracyJenS @DulwichWoodsch @theliteracytree These are wonderful! Well done Year 6! 👏

We’re loving these extended blog posts in role as Leila from the brilliant book Leila and the Blue Fox. The Year 6 children at @DulwichWoodsch have captured Leila’s personality and experiences so thoughtfully and creatively. 🤩✏️📔@theliteracytree

@LiteracyJenS @theliteracytree @Juliansprimary These are so gorgeous ❤️

The Year 1 children at @Juliansprimary have really made us smile this Friday afternoon! 🤩 Inspired by the gorgeous book Lubna and Pebble, they have created wonderful homes for their own pebbles and have written sentences to describe these. 🪨🏠🛏️ @theliteracytree

🎉 A thread on Live Modelling for Engaging Writers - our Top Tips! Live modelling in writing lessons shows children how to write, not just the final product. It’s all about guiding them through the process. #WritingTips #LiveModelling #ClassroomEssentials

Live modelling in writing lessons shows children how to write, not just the final product! Here are our top tips💡 for live modelling...✍️ vm.tiktok.com/ZGd89v5Ee/

Check out our latest blog over on @substack.📝 @LiteracyJenS breaks down the latest @Ofstednews report 'Strong Foundations in the First Years of School: Three Key Takeaways'. Read here 👇🔎 open.substack.com/pub/literacytr…

📢@LiteracyPippa's November #LiteratureReview is LIVE on @substack!🎉 This month, we delve into ancestry + explore the inspirational stories of women whose scientific curiosity has led to some of the greatest discoveries of our time. Dive in + enjoy!👇 open.substack.com/pub/literacytr…

📢LIVE NOW: our latest #WritingRoot for Year 1, based on the gorgeous 'Stella and the Seagull' by @GeorginaStevens! Go check it out: literacytree.com/planning-seque…

Finishing touches to our newest Writing Root for Year 1 for the gorgeous Stella and the Seagull by @GeorginaStevens ready for launching after half term! @LiteracyJenS has worked her magic and we can’t wait to share it with you! 🐚 🌊 🌎 @theliteracytree

Festive whole-school #WritingRoot coming very soon!🎄❄ Any guesses what it might be? 👀 #TeachThroughaText #LiteracyTree #Writing #Planning #Teacher #PrimarySchool

Excited to be back at one of our fabulous flagship schools @VanGoghPrmry today inducting new staff into @theliteracytree #TeachThroughaText approach - some fabulous celebrations of writing already adorning the corridors 👏 🌎 📖

Literacy Tree early 2025 training now live on literacytree.com/training/. Get booking and take advantage of the expertise of our consultants! 💫👏

One of our favourite authors, J.T. Williams, reflects on how fiction offers powerful pathways into Black British history. 📚✨ Discover how storytelling can illuminate the past and inspire young minds in this feature for @BookTrust: booktrust.org.uk/news-and-featu… #BlackHistoryMonth

Live planning support FREE for member schools is about to begin. Over 5 days each half term, you can book a 15 minute session with an @theliteracytree consultant and pick our brains 🧠 around a book 📕 #TeachThroughText Just 4 time-slots remain!!

Looking forward to this afternoon’s workshop exploring contextualised spelling teaching using #SpellingSeeds, where we’ll be diving into practical strategies to support spelling application when you #TeachThroughaText 📖 🌍 🖊️@theliteracytree

@RosendaleSchool @theliteracytree Always an utter pleasure to work with your brilliant teachers! 📖🙌

We are so fortunate to have you. Thank you @theliteracytree

Great to be back @RosendaleSchool today working with teachers on the use of #LiteraryLeaves to guide children through whole books and create critical readers - gorgeous text choices awaiting the children in Years 3,4 and 5! 🌆 🦊 🤖 @theliteracytree