Google Ofsted Literacy and you’ll find the Chief Inspector of Education declaring Improving standards of literacy must be a priority for all our schools. Ofsted’s annual report 2012/2013 states that Raising levels of basic skills in literacy and numeracy is critical for national competitiveness.
Google George Kulbacki and you’ll discover not only a published author and playwright but an outstanding teacher sharing a wealth of materials. A classroom teacher for 30 years and Head of Department for 17, George works at Our Lady's Catholic High School Preston, a school rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2012. George worked with the school's literacy co-ordinator Sarah Ainsworth to develop and implement a whole school literacy initiative, resulting in inspectors commenting on the good practice in literacy across all subjects.
Drawing on his experiences working with teachers at both school and county level, George has been visiting schools to run full day and twilight workshops on Literacy Across the Curriculum, aimed at supporting staff in implementing a whole school literacy policy . The strategies he offers for developing literacy skills in different curriculum areas were devised by Sarah Ainsworth and have of course been proven successful in their own school where again, according to Ofsted, all teachers are confident in developing students’.. reading writing and speaking skills. But it’s not just talk! Those attending George’s workshop receive, not only nuggets of wisdom and advice on best practice but a bundle of free resources he has personally used to inspire staff and engage students.
If you would like to discuss George running a Literacy INSET at your own school (no limit on numbers) or would like more information, please get in touch with us via our contact form.
Google George Kulbacki and you’ll discover not only a published author and playwright but an outstanding teacher sharing a wealth of materials. A classroom teacher for 30 years and Head of Department for 17, George works at Our Lady's Catholic High School Preston, a school rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2012. George worked with the school's literacy co-ordinator Sarah Ainsworth to develop and implement a whole school literacy initiative, resulting in inspectors commenting on the good practice in literacy across all subjects.
Drawing on his experiences working with teachers at both school and county level, George has been visiting schools to run full day and twilight workshops on Literacy Across the Curriculum, aimed at supporting staff in implementing a whole school literacy policy . The strategies he offers for developing literacy skills in different curriculum areas were devised by Sarah Ainsworth and have of course been proven successful in their own school where again, according to Ofsted, all teachers are confident in developing students’.. reading writing and speaking skills. But it’s not just talk! Those attending George’s workshop receive, not only nuggets of wisdom and advice on best practice but a bundle of free resources he has personally used to inspire staff and engage students.
If you would like to discuss George running a Literacy INSET at your own school (no limit on numbers) or would like more information, please get in touch with us via our contact form.
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