The Literacy Community

We are a grass-roots organisation run by teachers, for teachers, dedicated to brilliant teaching and leadership of literacy in schools. We share expertise through blogs and webinars, and aim to create a supportive network by creating opportunities for educators to connect, share their experiences and learn from each other.

Do you want to join in? If you are working in a school, or educating young people in another setting, please join our mailing list. We welcome people from all parts of the sector, from Early Years Foundation Stage to Further Education, and across all types of school: mainstream, SEND, medical and hospital schools and PRUs.

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  • Reading, Testing and Intervention in Secondary Schools: Megan Dixon webinar notes

    This is a write up of my notes from the brilliant webinar which Megan Dixon gave to The Literacy Community in October 2024. Apologies in advance for any inaccuracy or omission – I am so grateful that Megan agreed to speak to us (for free!) and share her expertise so generously. (Jenny Webb) I have…

  • Something which didn’t go quite as planned…

    Author: Sean Mackay is the Curriculum Access Lead (old Literacy Coordinator) at Wigston Academy, Leicester. He has 21 years’ experience as an English teacher, but has also taught Media Studies, history and Maths. He spent 10 years as a Head of Year, leading Careers and PSHCE before moving to become the CAL. He changed the…

  • Boys don’t read. Rising to the 150 challenge!

    This is a literacy intervention that has worked for us… the 150 challenge! “Why don’t boys like reading?” “How do I get my son to read?” “Boys stop reading in secondary school..” It obviously isn’t true that all boys don’t like to read, but it is true that it is challenging to create a reading…

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