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English Hub

Unlocking Excellence English Hub, based at St Peter’s Church of England Primary School  in Portishead, is one of 34 English Hubs designated by the Department for Education. We primarily work with schools in Bristol, BANES, North Somerset and parts of Somerset. 

Our three main aims are to support schools to deliver excellent teaching in age-appropriate Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP), early language development and develop a love of reading. 

Our work with schools includes:

  • Developing and delivering phonics showcases  to share strong practice
  • Supporting schools to complete (and then review) action plans
  • Carrying our early reading audits with school Reading Leaders and Senior Leaders
  • Supporting some schools to buy in phonics resources (eligibility criteria applies)
  • Providing staff CPD and medium level support for schools
  • Working with our Literacy Specialists  to support their work in our partnership schools

Leaders prioritise reading across the school. They use the school’s English hub status well to share their excellent practice and high standards with other schools. Staff and pupils share a love of reading. Older pupils, in particular, read a range of challenging texts fluently. They say the books they read take them to a calm place which lets their imaginations run wild.

Ofsted February 2023

For futher information, please click on the link below:

Unlocking Excellence English Hub