June's Reading Matters conference in Bradford will concentrate on closing the literacy gap, details below:
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Learn strategies to help
you 'Close the Literacy Gap' at our conference in June
This year
we're dedicating our June conference to 'Closing the Literacy Gap' and
have a put together a wonderful line-up of expert
speakers who will be sharing their strategies to help you
achieve the best outcomes for all the children and young
people you support, regardless of their starting points in life.
The conference will be packed full
of valuable CPD content for senior leaders, teachers,
TAs, literacy advisors, librarians and anyone else involved in
supporting children’s literacy development across the key stages.
Our keynote speakers are Education Consultant and
Writer Matt Bromley, award-winning
author Andy Seed, Dr Paula Clarke of the
University of Leeds, Deborah Bullivant ,
Director of Grimm & Co and Rachel Van Riel of
Opening the Book.
The conference is being held at Bradford City Football Stadium on
Thursday the 29th of June from 9am till 3.30pm. There will be a
choice of workshops, exhibition stands and plenty of
opportunities for professional networking throughout the
day.
Comments from attendees of our last conference include,
"That's the best conference I've ever attended! I'm leaving
with so many new ideas that I can take back to
school" and "A really worthwhile and
interesting day".
Spotlight
on a speaker
One of
the expert speakers at our conference is Deborah
Bullivant, founding director of Grimm & Co, a
magical story destination based in Rotherham and part of the
Ministry of Stories family. Deborah is an educationalist
and an academic who has regularly provided advice to
national panels on policy making over the last 20 years. Her
experience pans school headships through to adult learning,
commissioning of educational strategies and academic roles, all the
while consistently championing the best educational approaches
for vulnerable groups and the improvement of literacy and
learning for marginalised communities. Deborah will share with us
her unique insight into what works when motivating children to
learn and enjoy literacy, gathered from years of
experience in education and more recently as Director
of the fantastical child-led learning environment of Grimm & Co.
Can you
help a child with reading in Sheffield or Bradford?
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We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic adult volunteers to support
children with reading in schools in Sheffield and Bradford. The
areas in Sheffield where we specifically need help are S12, S5 and
S2.
Being a Reading Mentor is an extremely
worthwhile and rewarding experience. On average, a Reading Mentor
is able to increase a child's reading age by 15 months after just
10 hours of support and often by a lot more.
If you are free for a few hours each week and would like to
dedicate them to giving children the best chances in life, then
please contact us at info@readingmatters.org.uk or
telephone 01274 692219.
Happy Reading!
From the team at Reading Matters
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