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Our TA courses are designed to equip staff with a clear understanding of how the English curriculum is broken down across the year groups. Ideas are provided on how to tailor activities so progression can be made by all children within a class.

Module 1: Reading - Welcome to the course

  1. Introduction
  2. Reflecting on own practice
  3. Resources

Module 1: The reading curriculum

  1. The reading curriculum

Module 1: Exploring strategies

  1. Reading strategies

Module 1: Grouped reading

  1. Planning ahead
  2. Walking through a grouped reading session
  3. Reading for a range of purposes
  4. Follow on activities

Module 1: Conclusion

  1. Review and reflect
  2. Module evaluation

Module 2: Writing - Welcome to the course

  1. Introduction
  2. Reflecting on own practice
  3. Resources

Module 2: Building memory skills

  1. Memory skills

Module 2: Improving sentence structure

  1. Progression in grammar
  2. Oral rehearsal
  3. Constructing sentences
  4. Relative clauses

Module 2: Guided writing

  1. When is guided writing appropriate?
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  2. Modelling guided writing
  3. General tips

Module 2: Other grammar skills

  1. Punctuation
  2. Tense
  3. Supporting pupils with tense
  4. Adding detail

Module 2: Conclusion

  1. Review and reflect
  2. Module evaluation

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