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Developing literacy doesn’t stop at primary school, so where can secondary teachers and leaders turn for support on continuing to build this crucial skill?

Ahead of curriculum changes and a new writing framework, Megan Dixon shares her recommended reading to support primary literacy teaching

The curriculum review and new Ofsted inspection framework won’t be published until the autumn, but this gives schools valuable time to focus on what they’re already doing, writes Megan Dixon

While there is much to applaud in the new primary writing framework, it deals with the most critical part of writing as an afterthought, argues Megan Dixon

A reading intervention doesn’t have to deliver improved progress to be worthwhile – if it tells us more about the pupil’s needs, it’s helpful, says Megan Dixon

Helping children to feel a sense of achievement is crucial, but Sats aren’t the means to this end, writes Megan Dixon