Whether you’re the Head of English, the Literacy or Teaching & Learning Lead, or in charge of CPD and Professional Learning, you’re a committed professional and you want the best outcome for every child in your school or trust.

In the wake of Ofsted’s latest English Education Subject Report Telling the Story, the stakes are now even higher, and the teaching of grammar and writing will be weighing on your mind.

Here at Writing Works Consulting, I understand the nature of the challenge. Your staff are dedicated experts but may find themselves teaching grammar without robust training in it themselves. Inconsistent knowledge drains confidence and you’ve seen the results for yourself:

• Grammar is taught in isolation, divorced from meaningful context

• Teachers and students alike get bogged down in terminology

• Pupils label grammatical features but don’t use them effectively in their writing

• Learners readily spot features but struggle to articulate their effects

• Student outcomes stagnate

You know the problems. You need a solution.

That’s why I created Teaching Grammar for Writing. With 30 years of research into how people use grammar in writing and a lifetime of experience in workshop design and facilitation, I combine deep subject knowledge with practical classroom application.

Modelling a discovery-based approach that starts with our own intuitions about language and meaning, I bring grammar to life in the classroom in a series of hands-on activities using relevant real-world examples.