Our 2025 Conferences
Raising Writing Standards in KS2
Presented by Pie Corbett and Jamie Thomas
What the conference will cover
Unlock the secrets to outstanding fiction writing in Key Stage 2 using Talk for Writing, the strategy used by many top-performing schools.
"If you can’t say it, you can’t write it." Discover how oracy and oral rehearsal can transform talk into a powerful foundation for excellent writing.
Join us to learn the tried-and-tested techniques that nurture creativity, inventiveness and confidence in young writers. The day will be packed with practical strategies.
Leave equipped with actionable ways to inspire and elevate your pupils' writing skills.
Price
£195.00 + VAT per delegate (London event: £235.00 + VAT per delegate). A 10% discount is available on all places when a school books more than one delegate on the same course.
Belfast
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Manchester
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Penrith
Thursday 1st May 2025
Glasgow
Thursday 8th May 2025
Cardiff
Thursday 15th May 2025
Norwich
Tuesday 10th June 2025
London
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Your Trainers
Pie Corbett
Pie Corbett is an English educational trainer, writer, author and poet who has written over two hundred books. He is also known for promoting creative approaches in the classroom and has experience as a teacher, head teacher and Ofsted inspector.
Jamie Thomas
Jamie is the former Head of Warren Road Teaching School Alliance. He embedded Talk for Writing across Warren Road School and it proved to be by far the most successful whole school initiative undertaken. Jamie currently leads all elements of Talk for Writing training.
What to expect
A comprehensive delegate resource pack, including the presentation slides is provided on arrival. We sit delegates at cabaret-style tables to allow room to make notes. Video clips of teaching are used to illustrate examples of good practice and, throughout the day, the learning is visualised through the Talk for Writing ‘washing line’ technique. A hot two-course lunch is also included.
Conference timings
- 8.45 – 9:15 - Registration, refreshments and a chance to look at the bookshop
Note: The conference will start promptly at 9:15. Please try to arrive by 9:00 in order to allow time to register and find yourself a seat in the conference room.
- 9:15 – 11:00 - Session 1
- 11:00 – 11:20 - Break
- 11:20 – 1:00 - Session 2
- 1:00 – 1:45 - Lunch
- 1:45 – 3:15 - Session 3
- 3:15 - Conference ends