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Abigail Steel has been a qualified teacher since 2003 and an independent education consultant and author since 2011. She has trained hundreds of teachers working in settings with children from 2-years-old through to the teachers of college students. She has worked with schools across the globe including Italy, Spain, Norway, Cyprus, Romania and Kazakhstan. She has written literacy programmes such as Collins’ Treasure House and Letterland Spelling Stations and is the series editor of Rising Stars’ Rocket Phonics.

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Rebecca leads the English team for Babcock LDP which comprises a team of Primary English advisers and a secondary English specialist. The team offers a wide range of training, consultancy and publication Rebecca is a qualified teacher with a Masters Degree in Children’s Language and Literature with 30 years’ experience in education as a teacher and an adviser. She is also an accredited KS2 moderator and is currently moderation manager for two Local Authorities. Rebecca has worked as an adviser in London and Devon. She was heavily involved in the pilot phase of the National Literacy Strategy including writing some of the national training materials. With Babcock LDP, Rebecca’s team have developed some extremely popular and well respected publications, most notably No Nonsense Spelling, Grammar and Literacy. The team are currently developing extensive materials and cpd to support schools with developing vocabulary

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I am former General Secretary and Past President of the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) and was a Co-Director of the Cambridge Primary Review Trust (CPRT) from 2013 – 17. Until 2014 I was Principal Adviser for primary schools in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. I have written extensively about pedagogy and practice in primary literacy teaching. My most recent publications are Teaching Primary English: Subject Knowledge and Classroom Practice (2018 Routledge) with Eve Bearne, Teaching Grammar Effectively in the Primary Classroom ( 2nd Edition, 2020 UKLA) with Eve Bearne Guiding Readers: A handbook for teaching reading comprehension to 7-11 year olds (2016 UCL IoE Press) with Wayne Tennant, Nikki Gamble and Angela Hobsbaum and contributions to Teaching English Creatively (2nd Edition, 2015, ed Teresa Cremin). Other publications include, Teaching Grammar Effectively in Key Stage 1 ( 2016 UKLA), with Eve Bearne and Rebecca Kennedy, Guiding Reading - A Handbook for Teaching Guided Reading in KS2 (Institute of Education, with Angela Hobsbaum and Nikki Gamble) and Developing Writing For Different Purposes-Teaching About Genre In The Early Years (Paul Chapman, with Jeni Riley).I work extensively with teachers and schools across the UK. Currently this focuses on reading comprehension across the curriculum, creative approaches to grammar teaching and effective classroom talk.

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I am an Early Literacy Teaching and Learning Consultant based in Lancashire and currently work alongside the local authority. My expertise is within the EYFS. I enjoy working with teachers and leaders to support the delivery of phonics and early reading skills, in order to engage children and raise attainment. I am also passionate about ensuring the learning environment promotes quality communication, language and literacy opportunities.

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I have been a subject leader for Secondary English and Drama ITE, an English consultant and an English and Media teacher. I am now NAAE Secretary and Publicity Officer, a foster parent and a visiting university lecturer in ITE.

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Natalie has been teaching English in secondary schools for over twenty years. She also has extensive experience of a wide range of school leadership roles including English Subject Leader, Whole School Literacy Lead, Director of Teaching and Assistant Headteacher. Natalie is a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) with a proven track record in improving student outcomes and she works closely with senior leaders, supporting schools on a wide variety of school improvement projects. Natalie also has a strong reputation in devising and delivering directly relevant professional development training to a wide range of both primary and secondary schools, across the UK. Most recently, Natalie’s CPD training has centred around supporting leaders to develop ‘outstanding’ literacy provision in secondary schools.Natalie maintains that ‘no two schools are the same’ and her professional approach has always been highly regarded by schools.

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I am an experienced Early Years and Primary teacher, with Senior Leadership expertise across a variety of schools and settings. I have worked at Local Authority and National level, as LA Lead Primary Consultant and Adviser in the North West of England and across Yorkshire and Humberside. My strength is my ability to work across a range of schools, to develop early literacy skills in the Foundation Stage through Key Stage 1 and into Key Stage 2. I am passionate about enhancing children's vocabulary, developing language and smoothing transitions between all year groups.

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I am a Primary Consultant currently also working part-time as a Year 2 teacher. I am a KS1 and KS2 Moderator and work for my own company and Teachcr. I am the Director of Hubbard Consultancy Limited and run my own website. I work for Entrust, Staffordshire.

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Rachel works with education professionals to improve all aspects of teaching in the Primary Years. During her 25 years in primary education she has held the positions of SENCO, English Subject Leader and Deputy Headteacher. Before establishing Primary English, Rachel worked as an English Consultant for Coventry Local Authority. She holds the TTA SENCO standards, has completed Ofsted Inspection Skills training from TRIBAL and is a member of the UKLA National Council as a representative for the West Midlands region. Rachel has a Masters Degree in Education and was awarded a distinction for her research.Rachel is a knowledgeable and motivational trainer who carefully facilitates the improved understanding, knowledge and skills of others. Rachel specialises in creating bespoke support for schools based on the precise interpretation of their specific needs. Rachel is the author of over 10 educational books, is the series editor of the popular Reading Detectives series from Keen Kite Books, was part of the writing team that produced the KS2 Guided Reading Handbooks for Collins Big Cat and is the author of the Collins Assess Fluency in Reading handbook. She writes regularly for Teach Primary magazine and blogs on the Primary English website.

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