Research School Network: Improving secondary literacy workshop Language and literacy provide us with the building blocks not just for academic success, but for fulfilling careers and rewarding lives. Consequently, the EEF has focused considerable effort in this area to distil the research about how to support literacy most effectively in secondary schools. We are offering a workshop which will explore the evidence around effective approaches to literacy.

Language and literacy provide us with the building blocks not just for academic success, but for fulfilling careers and rewarding lives. Consequently, the EEF has focused considerable effort in this area to distil the research about how to support literacy most effectively in secondary schools. Sandringham Research School is offering a workshop which will explore the evidence around effective approaches to literacy.

We are pleased to welcome Alex Quigley to speak at this event, a national expert on literacy. Formerly an English teacher, Deputy Headteacher and Director of Huntington Research School, Alex now works for the Education Endowment Foundation supporting evidence use in education. At the event, Alex and the Sandringham Research School team will:

• Explore the evidence on secondary literacy
• Provide delegates with practical strategies to use confidently with students

Aimed at: Secondary school English leads, teachers, middle leaders, senior leaders and English advisors

Led by:Alex Quigley, Education Endowment Foundation and best selling author of The Confident Teacher, Teach Now! English and Closing the Vocabulary Gap

Date & Time: Monday 21^st January 2019, 4 – 6pm.

Venue: Sandringham School, The Ridgeway, St Albans. AL4 9NX.

Price: £30 including all refreshments and resources.