Evolution, not revolution | Session one: Leading literacy across the whole curriculum

Evolution, not revolution is a two-part webinar series exploring how schools can strengthen literacy across the curriculum through purposeful, manageable change. 

Across the series, Bedrock’s Director of Education, Olivia Sumpter, will be joined by expert guests to examine how the evolving Ofsted Inspection Framework and Curriculum and Assessment Review are reshaping expectations around language, reading, and inclusive teaching. 

• Session one focuses on whole-school strategy – helping leaders establish a culture where literacy barriers are identified early and addressed systematically. 
• Session two moves into classroom practice – exploring the curriculum and teaching approaches that build foundations in language, reading, and writing across every subject. 

While each webinar can be attended independently, together they provide a complete framework for planning and embedding lasting literacy improvement. 

Session one - Leading literacy across the whole curriculum

Thursday, 19th March | 16:15 - 17:15 GMT

In this webinar, Olivia Sumpter (Director of Education) will be joined by special guests to discuss the role of literacy and language in school in light of the new Ofsted Inspection framework and the Curriculum and Assessment review. We will be considering the role of language in developing inclusive teaching practices, as well as considering what ‘literacy’ encompasses, in light of the CAR. 

We will explore: 

• The role of language and literacy development in ‘every day high quality inclusive teaching’ 
• How leaders can establish a culture in which specific literacy and language barriers are quickly identified and understood 
• How the new Ofsted Inspection Framework and the CAR reframe our thinking about ‘literacy’ across the school 

Who’s this for? Subject leaders, Literacy coordinators, Literacy leaders, Heads of Teaching and Learning, Directors of Teaching and Learning, Heads of Curriculum and Assessment.