This week we’ve made some fantastic staffing appointments for September. Monday is closing day for some key posts in our 18 schools, as the Trust expands further; Head of English (9k TLR), Head Challney Girls , Director of Ed Tech. Teachers of Geography, PE, Primary. Apply now!

There is still time to apply for a wonderful role at Springfield Primary School | Bedford 🐝 Happy to make contact with anyone thinking about it over the phone tomorrow!

Easy advice for anyone getting writing moderation and wondering how they can quickly show off the children's best: go back to pieces they wrote in the Autumn term, recap them, go over all new learning and let them rewrite them.

Reading paper number crunching 📊

Never been more excited about a sequel! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

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KS2 SATs “pass marks” Maths - 54/110 Reading - 27/50 GPS - 35/70

If you agree that teaching reading comprehension is primarily about building pupils' understanding of written language through meaningful experiences with a variety of texts chosen for this purpose, please consider retweeting. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ primarycolour.home.blog/2022/02/25/wha…

A packed room this afternoon at the reading fluency training for colleagues at Chiltern Learning Trust - thank you Zoe Kerr. Reading underpins everything!

Another super session led by our super Zoe Kerr Fab Trust wide training

📚 What does literacy look like in your subject? Chloe Butlin our literacy specialist, introduces a new resource to support teachers and leaders to use disciplinary literacy. Read more: ow.ly/Vui850SAuAI

Belated congratulations to Holli Smith, one of our brilliant Primary Practitioners, on being awarded CLT Employee of the Month for June 👏 Holli has been a source of massive support for our KS2 teams and continues to improve so many aspects of the curriculum for our pupils 📚

So deserved. What an absolute pleasure it is to work so closely with this wonderful human being - an absolute superstar ⭐️ Holli Smith

Such fantastic results - so proud! ⭐️

It amazes me just how common it is for primary schools to have countless reading for pleasure initiatives while at the same time teaching reading lessons that are little more than years and years of tedious SATs preparation. 🪡🧵

📚 “An integral part of implementation planning for disciplinary literacy is protecting time for curriculum discussion.” Chloe Butlin, our literacy specialist introduces a resource to explore the unique ways that experts read in their subject area. eef.li/qaJdQn 1/2

In this episode of TDaPE, we discuss how I... (a) Organise reading lessons (b) Support schools to make changes (c) Systematically assess and address reading difficulties (d) Build a reading curriculum (e) Nurture a reading culture ⬇️⬇️⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pri…

Great news that you were on the panel 🙌🏻 Andrew Percival

Introducing our 2025-2026 Central Team! 🙌 Our dedicated central team provides essential behind the scene support to ensure that our educators can focus on what matters the most - creating an inspiring learning environment where every child can reach their full potential!💫

Introducing the power of collective expertise - our 2025-2026 SLE & School Improvement Teams! 🙌 These exceptional leaders are joined in their mission to strategically enhance the quality of education across our entire Trust💪 #ChilternLT #Bedfordshire #Luton #Dunstable