We are a small one form entry school in the heart of Peckham. Each year, a large proportion of our children who join our school are well below age related expectations in reading and writing. The Literacy Tree’s Literary…
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A few years ago, our school made the decision to really focus on putting reading and books at the heart of our curriculum. We felt that by using books as the drivers for our writing curriculum children would have further…
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'At The Grove, we love books and we believe that they can open our minds to new ideas, new worlds and new adventures. Therefore, from the start of their journey with us, we want the children to be immersed in…
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Three years ago, the Literary Curriculum struck a chord for us. As an infant school our academic standards were good. However, with a changing demographic and decline in on entry standards, particularly around vocabulary, we recognised a need to revise…
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Our Journey with the Literacy Tree and Literary Curriculum My personal journey started many years ago when I worked in the UK. In 2019 I relocated to San Jose, Costa Rica to be the principal of a primary school. The…
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Five years ago, we identified a need to drastically reform our English curriculum so that it was driven by high-quality texts that would bring learning to life for our children. As a result, we sought the help and advice of…
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The first thing we did after deciding to go with the Literacy Tree approach was to purchase one copy of every text in the scheme. After laying them all out in the hall, in the order they would be taught,…
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When I look at the children’s books now I can see that Writing is where they take a leap of faith, try on another person’s shoes, venture an opinion they may not be sure of, report about something brand new…
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At Limpsfield C.E. Infant School, we have implemented The Literary Tree Literary Curriculum for nearly two academic years. In that time, we have begun to integrate the holistic approach to reading and writing offered by The Literacy Tree into our…
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Waterside is an SEMH primary school and as such, many of our children join us after a tricky time in a mainstream school. They often arrive feeling as though school isn’t somewhere they can be successful and with unusual gaps…
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Sellincourt School are one of the newer schools to join The Literacy Tree family, and that is exactly how it feels, being a part of something rather than simply having bought a product. The Literacy Tree team are highly accessible…
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Our Literacy Tree journey began four years ago when we decided that we wanted our English curriculum to be firmly rooted in high quality children’s literature. We are a large international school, catering for students of over 70 nationalities, many…
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"We have worked with the Literacy Tree as part of our large multi academy trust (more than 20 primary schools). Many of our schools were already using a book based approach to literacy but this had, over the years, lost…
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'We started looking into using Literacy Tree plans about 3 years ago. We wanted to adopt a book basked approach throughout the school and ensure there was consistency in what we were teaching. We began by trialling it in Year…
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"We have all done it... scrolled through the internet looking for concepts to inject some new ideas into our teaching methods. Our journey started about a year ago when as English Coordinator I started to look for a different approach…
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"English at St John's needed some life breathing into it and that is exactly what Literary Curriculum has done for us in the last year. The themes and lessons are both engaging and exciting and the plans are full of…
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"I became Headteacher at my new school in May 2018 and there were some whole class books with the new grammar content crammed in higher up the school and topics were mostly based around genre. Very often, each genre lasted…
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"In our first year of implementing and working working with The Literacy Tree, our children’s love and knowledge of literature has grown exponentially and our staff are thoroughly enjoying teaching the planning sequences. Because of the quality texts, bespoke CPD and…
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"Van Gogh Primary opened its doors in September 2018 as an academy converter. Based on book reviews and pupil interviews, it was clear that the children did not see themselves as writers and their writing was flat. There appeared to…
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"Since starting to work with the Literacy Tree and their Literary Curriculum, the standards of writing have soared at Dalmain Primary School. Children absolutely love the range of writing opportunities available through this book-based approach, and numerous parents and carers…
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"We implemented the Literary Curriculum across the school at the beginning of this academic year and the rapid results we are seeing already are outstanding. Exposing our children to high quality, age-appropriate literature from a range of authors has allowed…
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"Our introduction to Literacy Tree and the Literary Curriculum was somewhat accidental. The Education Show 2018, the Literacy Tree Stand and an NQT bold enough to dress up as the Selfish Giant. Because of this we won a year’s free subscription…
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"Children at Dulwich Wood have developed a real love of reading and awareness of authors since we started using the Literary Curriculum resources. Because each sequence begins with a hook that enthuses and engages the children, it offers creative and…
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"At Highgate, we have been using the Literary Curriculum materials for almost 2 years now and the impact on our writing culture and on pupil independence has been phenomenal. Prior to using the materials, many struggled to see themselves as…
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