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Welcome to our community

The English Network is led by Emma Shaw, an experienced English leader and a co-facilitator for the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education’s (CLPE) Power of Reading programme. Through Newham's partnership with CLPE, she is supporting the development of Power of Talk, helping schools place high-quality classroom dialogue at the heart of reading, writing and language development. Emma is passionate about bringing English leaders together to share effective practice, engage with current research and prepare for national curriculum developments.

Who is this suitable for?

English leaders and coordinators (Primary only)

How does it work?

This group aims to support three aspects of subject-specific teaching:

Ensuring that subject leaders understand how to support their teachers with the subject-specific leadership
Ensuring that subject leaders know how to plan and sequence a rich and engaging curriculum
Developing teachers’ subject knowledge and subject-specific pedagogy

What does it involve?

Members of this group will be able to attend three subject leader network meetings, one per term.
Members of this community can access a range of materials to support this group, including access to training videos, articles and other resources

To sign up for this community and receive updates, please visit: https://forms.gle/miTzHimCyLYYeYFx8

Please note: that this link does not sign you up to meetings - to do that, you will need to visit the link in the network section below.

English Network

Sessions are free for Newham Learning member schools.

To book, please visit: https://forms.gle/jAdtRdVUx6e9eBM58

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