Lead Teacher are experienced and enthusiastic practitioners from a variety of geographical locations, who have all used the Literary Curriculum to develop a love of literature and raise standards in their classes across multiple year groups and phases and are part of schools that use the Literary Curriculum as a whole-school approach.
They love sharing their passion with others and are always willing to invite teachers into their classrooms to share their practice. They also write blogs about different aspects of the Teach Through a Text approach and other elements of their practice, which are published on our website. They also all write case studies detailing their school's journey using the Literary Curriculum.
Each Lead Teacher has a specific area of expertise or particular interest, e.g. Early Years, Reading, Drama etc.
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Our Advisory Panels are made up of enthusiastic teachers from a diverse range of backgrounds and are from, or have experience of the varying communities our books represent. They are all practitioners who have used the Literary Curriculum and have a passion for children's literature and recommend books from time to time to the panel. Members sit on one of three panels that meet yearly to ensure our chosen texts meet standards of inclusivity and authenticity in terms of representation of cultures and communities. Our advisory panels are used to provide advice and guidance in a non-executive function and are a non-decision making forum.
The three panels are as follows:
They also meet at other ad hoc points throughout the year to offer perspectives about new texts we are considering adding to the curriculum.