Chris Chen and Lindsay Pickton are independent Primary Education Advisors, specialising in healthy, active approaches to English, and the broader curriculum.
Joined January 2018
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Our mission is to train & develop outstanding teachers, support staff & leaders for future generations of children. 🎉
Here's why you should learn to teach with Letta! 👏
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We are thrilled to be returning as the main sponsors for the annual AOEA Summit 2024!
We have had fantastic experiences at this event over the years from interacting with inspiring attendees, learning from motivational speeches, and being involved in some of the most insightful discussions around the current educational landscape.
Please join us again this year on Friday 21st June 2024 at the Radisson Hotel in York to hear from speakers including:
⭐ Professor Mel Ainscow
⭐ Michael Fullan
⭐ Al Kingsley
⭐ Baroness Estelle Morris
Book your place here: lnkd.in/ge9rcUVE
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🚨 This important new research from @jrf_uk highlights how teaching and learning across our primary schools is being affected by the increasing number of children facing severe socio-economic disadvantage.
Read the report: ow.ly/bwKk50SjQmN
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☝️Dylan Wiliam said that Cognitive Load Theory is ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. This poster summarises some key ideas from CLT and offers 6 strategies to optimise instruction and maximise learning.
👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics
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Thursday
June 13
3.30pm
@linguistlaura talks about how and why in English we put words in particular kinds of order: little green men (not green little men) I've eaten the oranges (not I've the oranges eaten).
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00202m…
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Teaching Gothic literature? Don't miss our free twilight CPD on 24 June, with Professor @mary_fairclough & teachers @GCSE_Macbeth & Aaishah Rauf.
Book your place now:
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If you booked in 2023, please re-register to get the new joining link!
ALT Black and white illustration of Frankenstein's creature coming to life, as Frankenstein flees from the room. From the frontispiece of the 1831 edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
ALT Illustration showing Count Dracula, the vampire, climbing down the wall of his castle. Detail from the cover of a 1919 edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
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Thank you, Tim, for a fantastic end to Day Two of our International Reading Conference!
Your passion was undeniable as you kept us engaged with the importance of vocabulary, fluency, and shared a treasure trove of resources.
To quote one of our attendees:
“There is nothing I haven’t taken away.”
#IRC24 @TimRasinski1
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Farrah Serroukh explores degrees of erasure in books & what makes good representative literature. Exploring gaps & silences in texts fosters critical literacy.
@storyriver @clpe1 @ReadSolutionsUK
@baasitsiddiqui @NI_Teachers #ReflectingRealities #CriticalLiteracy
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Irene @ispy7, totally enjoyed your presentation specifically the focus on critical literacy.
@Literacy_Trust @ReadSolutionsUK @baasitsiddiqui @NI_Teachers #CriticalLiteracy @navangovender1
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Wonderful presentation from @kashleyenglish on constructing & sustaining a RfP ethos. I like the focus on it being an 'invitation'. @OpenUni_RfP @ReadSolutionsUK @baasitsiddiqui @NI_Teachers @BrownlowEnglish @TheEdtechImpact
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Session one of the International Reading Conference is completed!
Thank you to Christine Chen & Lindsay Pickton for delivering such an insightful session full of actionable and practical strategies to encourage children to read.
#IRC24 @EnglishHubUK
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This was fantastic, lots of great ideas @Louiseema77
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Wonderful workshop by @MichaelRosenYes. Key take aways...'poems as places that generate talk,' 'play with words' & facilitate metacognition. @IRC2024 @EnglishHubUK @ReadSolutionsUK @baasitsiddiqui @NI_Teachers @BrownlowEnglish @StMarysBelfast
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A fabulous end to our leadership journey. Congratulations to our Lead London graduates. @LETTA_Trust @eko_trust @EastLondonTSH #InspireThriveTeach #Apprenticeships
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#IRC24 Speaker announcement‼️ 📣
We are thrilled to announce that Lindsay Pickton, a seasoned educator with over 20 years of experience improving reading and writing skills, will speak at the free International Reading Conference this June. 📚
Alongside Primary Advisors co-director Christine Chen, Lindsay has authored and edited numerous teaching resources for Primary education. He has been featured in Teach Primary magazine and is currently working on projects with Oxford University Press and Jolly Learning.
Make sure to catch Lindsay Pickton and Christine Chen's session at the International Reading Conference.
Secure your spot for free now: bit.ly/3x3QeGe 🎉
This morning before the arrival of teachers from Kensington & Chelsea, Tower Hamlets, Surrey, Kingston and more. It was a brilliant day, so thank you all for making it so 😃😃😃
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📣 **COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT** For new knowledge to be encoded in long-term memory, we must drive thinking and ensure that students are cognitively engaged throughout the lesson. This new poster summarises how you can push ALL students to “think hard”.
Featuring work from the inspirational @ProfCoe @olicav and more!
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Don't miss out on our free online International Reading Conference featuring the amazing Christine Chen as a guest speaker! #IRC24
With over 20 years of experience in school improvement, Christine is a leading expert in English education, curriculum development, and school-based leadership coaching.
She has co-directed Primary Education Advisors @EnglishHubUK with Lindsay Pickton since 2015 and has supported schools in the UK and
internationally, for over two decades.
Her specialisms include:
✨ English.
✨ Curriculum development.
✨ School-based leadership coaching.
Join her and co-director Lindsay Pickton for an insightful session that you won't want to miss. Register now for free to secure your spot: bit.ly/43OxAi5
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