Tag: literacy

FREE! Widgit Induction Week CPD Webinar – Getting started with symbols – Practical tips on your journey to being a Symbol-Friendly School

💠 Rebecca Lynch,  Global Education Specialist at Widgit, will explore Widgit’s new Dual Language Resource Pack and share practical tips for getting started with symbols in your school.

đź’  The session will focus on creating whole-school consistency to support understanding and help all children thrive.

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FREE! Webinar – Nessy Parent Series – Beat the Summer Slide: Without Turning Your Home Into a Classroom

Summer is a time for rest, fun, and new experiences.

It is also a wonderful opportunity to build confidence, nurture interests, and create meaningful moments that support learning naturally.

For children with dyslexia, these experiences can help strengthen language, reading, writing, and self-confidence in ways that feel enjoyable rather than overwhelming.

Join us for a relaxed, supportive virtual workshop where we’ll explore simple ways to encourage reading, writing, language, and independence without turning summer into school.

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FREE! CPD Webinar – Visual Literacy in Action: How Widgit & Mighty Writer Work Together to Transform Early Language and Writing

đź’  Join Lisa from Widgit and Emma from Mighty Writer for a practical, engaging session on how visual literacy transforms learning.

💠 Discover how combining symbols, structured talk and hands‑on sentence building helps pupils develop vocabulary, speak in full sentences and write with confidence.

Picture ➡️ Symbols ➡️ Oral Sentence ➡️ Sentence Build ➡️ Writing

đź’  With a strong focus on inclusion and high expectations, this webinar will share simple strategies you can implement immediately across your classrooms.

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FREE! Mighty Writer CPD webinar: Ask the Expert with Emma Ralph

💠 Mighty Writer is a unique physical resource that transforms children’s literacy almost overnight, guaranteed!

đź’  It is designed for every class of EYFS, KS1 and for intervention in KS2.

đź’  Join the Founder and Literacy Improvement Director from Mighty Writer to understand how the Mighty Writer tools can help your students in your classrooms.

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FREE! CPD Webinar – Visual Literacy with Widgit & Mighty Writer hosted by Louise Dawson

Join Louise as she hosts Lisa from Widgit and Emma from Mighty Writer for this powerful introductory session, where we’ll show how Widgit symbols and Mighty Writer’s sentence‑building approach work together to strengthen:

🔸 Vocabulary and oral rehearsal
🔸 Sentence structure and accuracy
🔸 Transcription foundations in Reception & KS1
🔸 Confidence for SEND, EAL and reluctant writers
🔸 Overall independence and writing success

This practical, classroom‑focused webinar walks you through the full visual‑to‑verbal learning journey:

Picture ➡️ Symbols ➡️ Oral Sentence ➡️ Sentence Build ➡️ Writing

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FREE! Webinar – UK National Writing Day: ‘Cultivating Writers’

Writing is a form of personal expression and agency. Yet, for many children, the transition from ‘learning to write’ to ‘writing for pleasure’ remains a challenge.

Join ILT Education UK this National Writing Day as we bring together some of the most influential voices in literacy to explore how we can bridge the gap between school-based writing and motivation.

This event will comprise of:
▪️A keynote sharing research into children’s writing motivation
▪️A panel discussion with:

🗣️ Rory File, ILT Education UK
🗣️ Martin Galway, National Literacy Trust
🗣️ David Jones, Literacy Pirates
🗣️ Ross Young, The Writing for Pleasure Centre

Whether you are a classroom teacher, a literacy lead, or an education researcher, this session will provide you with the insights needed to foster a generation of confident, motivated writers.

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