English
English Leads Community Meetings
English Leads Meeting 10.03.2026
Writing
Spelling
GPS
Spoken Language
Strong Foundations
EY's
High Quality Interactions
“High-quality interactions are a guiding principle for work in the early years.” (EEF Improving Early Education Through High-Quality Interactions – September 2025)
ShREC
Encouraging children to take part in back-and-forth conversations
Storytimes and Routines
Using every story as a powerful teaching tool and every routine as an opportunity for quality interaction
Sustained Shared Thinking
Extending children’s thinking through a shared moment of interest
STAIRS
Scaffolding children’s thinking and developing their independent learning
Vocabulary Extension
Teaching children new vocabulary and using language that isn’t every day talk, but goes ‘beyond the here and now’