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The purpose of this group is to support middle leaders and teachers of English. It aims to help them develop their knowledge and understanding of:

The curriculum
Subject-specific leadership
Subject knowledge
Subject-specific pedagogy

We are working closely with a range of organisations to support our schools.

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English Network

The meeting dates for 2025-27 are:

Autumn Term – Tue 08 Sep 2026

13:15 – 15:15 for subject leads - West Ham Church Primary

15:45 – 16:45 for subject teachers – online

Topic: Preparing for the Primary Oracy Framework
Exploring the DfE's new direction for oracy and its implications for English teaching,

curriculum design and subject leadership.

Spring Term – Tue 05 Jan 2027

13:15 – 15:15 for subject leads - West Ham Church Primary

15:45 – 16:45 for subject teachers – online

Topic: Power of Talk: In Partnership with CLPE
Exploring practical approaches to developing oracy through high-quality literature

and purposeful classroom talk, supporting reading, writing & language development.

Summer Term – Tue 13 Apr 2027

13:15 – 15:15 for subject leads - West Ham Church Primary

15:45 – 16:45 for subject teachers – online

Topic: Responding to the Revised English Curriculum
Reviewing the revised English curriculum and considering the implications for

curriculum design, progression and classroom practice.

Network meetings

Reading & Research

Videos & Podcasts

Case Studies

Engaging with the wider community

Support with implementation

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General

The National Curriculum Programmes of Study for English (DfE, 2013) Remember: your school curriculum should be at least as ambitious as that described in the current National Curriculum.
Curriculum Research Review - English (Ofsted, 2022)

EYFS

Preparing for Literacy Guidance Report (EEF, 2021)

Primary

National Curriculum for English - Key Stage 1 and 2 (DfE, 2013)
Improving Literacy in Key Stage 1 (EEF, 2021)
Improving Literacy in Key Stage 2 (EEF, 2021)

Secondary

National Curriculum for English - Key Stage 3 (DfE, 2013)
English Programmes of Study - Key Stage 4 (DfE, 2014)
Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools (EEF, 2021)
How teachers can shape group work in secondary English classes (CCoT)

Watch/listen to this... (click to expand)

Video: Shining a Spotlight on Reading Fluency (ELRS)
Video: Write from the Beginning (ELRS)
Podcast: Evidence into Action: Vocabulary and language (EEF, 2023)
Podcast: Evidence into Action: English as an Additional Language (EEF, 2022)
Podcast: Ofsted's English subject report: telling this story (Ofsted, 2024)
Podcast: Reading: talk from the Festival of Education (Ofsted, 2022)
Podcast: Evidence into Action: Teaching reading: The reading comprehension house (EEF, 2022)
Podcast: Evidence into Action: Teaching reading: Developing fluency (EEF, 2022)
Podcast: Evidence into Action: Developing oral language (EEF, 2021)
Podcast: Evidence into Action: Exploring the complexities of reading comprehension (EEF, 2021)

Engage with the wider community... (click to expand)

Join in for English chat on 'X' by following the hashtag #engchatuk, led by @EngChatUK . This takes place weekly on Monday evenings at 8:00pm.

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Guidance Documents

Putting Evidence to Work (Implementation Guidance) (EEF, 2024)

Videos

A schools' guide to Implementation - Animation (EEF, 2024)
Newham Learning: Implementation (Newham Learning, 2022)

Templates

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