Tag: writing

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

⚠️ Register now to secure your place!

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FREE! 2-hour CPD session “Beyond the Buzzwords: What Really Works in Schools” – 12 November ’25

🆓 FREE! 2-hour CPD session “Beyond the Buzzwords: What Really Works in Schools” 🆓

The session will be led by James Persechino, with potential for guest speakers based on experience on the particular topic.

The roundtable discussion topics will cover:
📌 Staff & Student Well-being
📌 Confidence and Success for Students in English Writing
📌 Digital Literacy Tools that actually work
📌 Parent Communication and Operations
🗓️ This event will be free of charge and will run as a breakout from GESS Dubai, at McGettigans World Trade Centre.
🍕 GEST Consultancy will provide limited food and drink tokens for attendees.

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FREE! Literacy Webinar – Sizzling Starts: The easiest way to improve students’ writing – 10 September ’25

🆓 Sizzling Starts: The easiest way to improve students’ writing 🆓

🎞️ What do Mission Impossible films, a convincing TED Talk and David Attenborough documentaries all do that makes them loved the world over?

🌟 They all begin with a white-hot Sizzling Start that hooks the audience.

🤩 In this fun hands-on masterclass, learn the simple secrets to Sizzling Starts and how they can delight, intrigue and seize the reader’s attention from the get-go.

⏱️ Experience our popular Five Minute Fast Starts activity first-hand – designed to get students thinking and writing creatively like never before.

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FREE! Live On-line Masterclass – Sizzling Starts: The easiest way to improve students’ writing – 29 May ’25

🆓 Sizzling Starts: The easiest way to improve students’ writing 🆓

🎞️ What do Mission Impossible films, a convincing TED Talk and David Attenborough documentaries all do that makes them loved the world over?

🌟 They all begin with a white-hot Sizzling Start that hooks the audience.

🤩 In this fun hands-on masterclass, learn the simple secrets to Sizzling Starts and how they can delight, intrigue and seize the reader’s attention from the get-go.

⏱️ Experience our popular Five Minute Fast Starts activity first-hand – designed to get students thinking and writing creatively like never before.

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FREE! Live On-line Masterclass – Sizzling Starts: The easiest way to improve students’ writing 26 May ’25

🆓 Sizzling Starts: The easiest way to improve students’ writing 🆓

🎞️ What do Mission Impossible films, a convincing TED Talk and David Attenborough documentaries all do that makes them loved the world over?

🌟 They all begin with a white-hot Sizzling Start that hooks the audience.

🤩 In this fun hands-on masterclass, learn the simple secrets to Sizzling Starts and how they can delight, intrigue and seize the reader’s attention from the get-go.

⏱️ Experience our popular Five Minute Fast Starts activity first-hand – designed to get students thinking and writing creatively like never before.

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