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    Don’t forget to book for our English Primary Core Provision Programmes 2025/26

    by Hannah Richardson -

    Book your place today on one of 16 district based English Core Provision programmes. Our Core Provision offer includes: a virtual headteacher and subject leader strategic planning/update meeting, four face to face half-day subject leader meetings and a full day conference. Sessions start at the end of June, so enrol now to secure your dates!

    Sub: £640 / Full: £765 / HIAS SLA element: £435 (includes all the elements above)

    Visit our English courses Moodle page for further information and booking guidance.

    Sign up to our English Virtual Professional Development Meeting Menu - Writing 25-26 Webinar – 7 October, 11 November 2025, 27 January and 10 March 2026

    by Hannah Richardson -

    A series of live virtual professional development meetings focused on key aspects of writing. 

    The following elements will be covered:

    Session 1 – Executive function and metacognition for writing

    Session 2 – Transcription – spelling

    Session 3 – Transcription – handwriting

    Session 4 – Transcription – punctuation

    Schools will receive links to all four meetings and can choose to attend as a school, a phase or send individual teachers. (These sessions are running in real time with delegate participation and will not be recorded, so the expectation is that schools will log in on the dates advertised. They are designed to fall after school hours in line with staff meeting timings.) 

    Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: English Menu

    Price: Sub £155 / SLA £120 / Full £186 

    English Primary Core Provision Programmes 2025/26 now open for booking on the Learning Zone

    by Hannah Richardson -

    Don’t miss out on booking a place on one of 16 district based English Core Provision programmes. Our Core Provision offer includes: a virtual headteacher and subject leader strategic planning/update meeting, four face to face half-day subject leader meetings and a full day conference. Sessions start at the end of June, so enrol now to secure your dates!

    Sub: £640 / Full: £765 / HIAS SLA element: £435 (includes all the elements above)

    Visit our English courses Moodle page for further information and booking guidance.

    Bookings now open for An Introduction to Text-led English Learning Journeys (KS1 & KS2) 25-26 – 11 November 2025

    by Hannah Richardson -

    An introduction to Hampshire phased learning journey model to support the planning and teaching of writing. This face-to-face course will explore the HIAS phased learning journey model that develops readers as writers, providing delegates with an overview of the model and practical ideas and resources to support successful planning and teaching of writing. This introductory course is ideal for teachers who are new to the Hampshire model, new to teaching, or teachers who just need a little extra support with planning. Relevant for teachers of both KS1 and KS2. 

    Feedback from previous participants: 

    “Everything was brilliant! Thank you!” 

    “Thank you – really helped me in my ECT1 year.” 

    A further three-session training course focusing on each phase individually in more depth and detail will be available in the spring term, which can be booked separately. 

    Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Text-led 25

    Price: Sub £105 / SLA £55 / Full £126 

    Book your place to Improve Spelling in the Primary School 25-26 (Webinar) – 6 and 20 October 2025

    by Hannah Richardson -

    Perfect for English leaders wishing to improve spelling in their school and class teachers who wish to improve their approaches to the teaching of spelling, this course gives a thorough grounding in best practice, including both the underpinning research and plenty of practical ideas to use in the classroom and across the school.

    Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Improving Spelling

    Price: Sub £125 / SLA £85 / Full £150

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