Gloucestershire Research School Podcast dbarthorpe

Listen to the last in our three podcasts focusing on ways to improving literacy outcomes in your setting.

Episode 2 in our Improving Literacy series focuses on actions you can take within your Key Stage 1 setting.

Episode 1 in our Improving Literacy series explores how prioritising communication, language and parental engagement strategies will help tackle early identification of gaps in learning.  Alongside a panel of highly experienced teachers and leaders, Director of the Gloucestershire Research School, Laura Spence, explores recommendations 1, 5 and 7 of the Improving Literacy for 3 - 5 year olds guidance report.

In the last of our behaviour series, the Gloucestershire Research School explores the second, third and fourth recommendations from the EEF’s Improving Behaviour in School guidance. 


Hosted by our very own Director, Laura Spence, with a guest panel  featuring GLA Trust Behaviour Lead; Danny Barthorpe, Assistant Head Teacher and Year 2 Teacher; Helen Wiggall, Head Teacher; Shona Riddell and first year ECT (EYFS); Lauren Cann. 

Thanks for listening!

The Gloucestershire Research School explores the first recommendation from the EEF’s Improving Behaviour in School guidance, ’Know and Understand your pupils and their influences’.

Hosted by our very own Director (Laura Spence) with a guest panel including GLA Trust Behaviour Lead (Danny Barthorpe), Assistant Head Teacher and Year 6 Teacher (Charlotte Blake), and GLA Trust Pastoral Lead (Sarah Kelly).

Thanks for listening and we hope you find the episode useful!

Hosted by our very own Director (Laura Spence) with a guest panel including a Head Teacher (Shona Riddell), Trust Leader (Danny Barthorpe) and Class Teacher (Charlotte Blake) discussing how the guide has supported them within their roles including useful take-aways and key reflections.