Teaching & Learning

Literacy

As the cornerstone of all learning, Literacy is vital to a child’s development. Reading, writing, and spoken language skills are essential for success inside the classroom and beyond.

Literacy

Reading and the Value of Pupil Voice

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Case Study: Writing Assessments

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Sharing best practice, ideas and resources, we can help you build a culture of literacy at your school and improve the life chances of your pupils.

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How we Can Support You

We can support you to review and refine your provision across the whole of Literacy, including:

Vocabulary
Oracy and Spoken Language
Reading for Pleasure
Early Reading and Phonics
Reading Fluency
Reading for Understanding
Critical Literacy and Media Literacy
Writing
Grammar and Punctuation
Spelling
Physical Development and Handwriting

Trust-Level Support

A strong, trust-wide approach to literacy can transform outcomes across the curriculum. We work alongside central and school leaders to create a unified vision for oracy, reading and writing, which reflects the trust’s values, builds on existing good practice and sets a clear pathway for sustained improvement.

We offer tailored support in areas including:

Trust-wide curriculum development for oracy, reading and writing.
Leadership CPD including the facilitation of collaborative networks.
Moderation of outcomes and identification of next steps.
Trust-level Literacy reviews.
Assessment and gap analysis.
Shared planning and resource alignment.

Click here to read the Prospere MAT Reading Award case study

School Partnerships and Cluster Support

We work with school partnerships, federations and local clusters to strengthen collaboration and raise standards in literacy across groups of schools.

Our support helps schools to move beyond informal support, sharing expertise, aligning expectations and building consistency without losing the individuality of each setting.

We offer practical, partnership-focused support including:

Cluster-based writing and reading moderation.
Joint curriculum planning and resource development.
Facilitating networks and professional communities for Literacy leads.
Cross-school CPD and coaching.
Collaborative Literacy reviews.

Click here to watch the Assessment and Moderation Support video

Whole School Support

We provide targeted in-school support to help individual schools develop and embed whole-school literacy strategies that drive improvement across subjects and key stages. Our approach is collaborative and capacity-building, supporting your team to develop the confidence, knowledge, and tools they need to lead change from within.

Whole school support can include:

Whole-school literacy reviews.
Strategic planning and implementation support for subject leaders.
Assessment and gap analysis.
Professional development and coaching for teachers and support staff.
Developing shared language and consistent approaches

Click here to read the Chapel Street case study

Classroom Support

We offer in-classroom support to help teachers refine and strengthen their practice, ensuring every pupil can access, engage with and succeed in literacy. We support staff in developing adaptive approaches that maintain high expectations while meeting a diverse range of learning needs.

Our in-classroom support includes:

Coaching, modelling and team teaching to support high-quality instruction.
Support with adaptive teaching.
Planning surgeries.
Lesson studies.
Classroom-focused CPD.

Reading Award

The One Education Reading Award is a Reading quality standard for all schools and settings. It is the only reading quality mark which focuses on the full reading curriculum offered by schools. Whether you want to improve your reading offer or celebrate your achievements, the Reading Award offers a straightforward process designed to support your individual needs.

At the heart of the Reading Award are our accreditation documents, which guide schools to develop their reading provision. Our primary and secondary approaches are each split into three strands, ensuring children continue to build on prior learning as they progress through school.

Our Primary approach

Reading for Decoding
Reading for Understanding
Reading for Enjoyment

Our Secondary approach:

Reading for Fluency
Reading for Meaning
Reading for Enjoyment

Click here for more information on the Reading Award and the packages available

Oracy Award

Oracy Award - Literacy products and services

The One Education Oracy Award is the only national oracy quality mark that supports schools to develop and implement effective oracy practice across their whole curriculum. Working towards the award will guide your school to promote effective speaking, listening and communication skills for all pupils.

The Oracy Award provides clear guidance to establish oracy development across both the primary and secondary phases, offering a framework that encompasses the three strands of oral communication:

Learning to Talk.
Talking to Learn
Learning About Talk

Click here to learn more about the Oracy Award

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Why choose One Education for Literacy?

With our child-centred approach, One Education can support you with engaging your learners and ensuring their needs are met, sparking a love for literacy and learning in every pupil.

As qualified and experienced teachers, leaders, STA-approved moderators and DfE curriculum advisors, our Literacy consultants hold a wealth of knowledge across the whole literacy curriculum.

Our Literacy consultant was really personable and easy to work with. It was really helpful to be able to talk things through and be honest with her. She has made a world of difference to our school. Staff are now so much more confident in their own talent and capabilities. They are willing to try new things and lead their own initiatives.

Deborah Howard, HeadteacherOswald Road Primary School

Working with Laura and One Education has had an enormous impact on literacy in our school, staff knowledge, confidence and the quality of teaching and learning. Laura’s expert knowledge and supportive manner has helped us to build a bespoke curriculum around a broad range of texts that reflect our school community and appropriately challenge children. She has led staff CPD on a 1:1, year group, key stage and whole-school basis and has enthused staff in the teaching of literacy whilst developing their confidence and knowledge. Literacy at Chapel Street has been greatly enhanced with the support and development of Laura and the team at One Education and we are looking forward to continuing our journey together.

Sally Lavorini, English LeadChapel Street Community Primary School

Laura’s support with moderating writing has helped the staff to become more confident with identifying pupils’ next steps. Sharing her knowledge has developed staffs’ ability to effectively adapt teaching to meet the needs of all learners.

Hermione Henry, Writing LeadChapel Street Community Primary School

The One Education Literacy Service has been a valuable resource at the school. The teachers have received quality CPD and this has enabled quality progression and sequencing of learning. The impact has been that the standards have risen year on year.

Hatim Kapacee, HeadteacherHeald Place Primary School

Literacy

Case Study: Writing Assessments