Assistant Headteacher @CourthouseJS | NPQ Senior Leadership @TeacherDevTrust | NPQ Leading Listeracy @Ambition_Inst | Reading Lead | @klbuxton.bsky.social
Reading, England
Joined September 2017
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Our reading strategy has gone through some major face lifts. Forever grateful to #edutwitter for the mass knowledge shared that has helped shape it and the supportive leadership that @MrNickHart and @Garflittle show daily. @solomon_teach @SWLiteracy apageturner.home.blog/2022/0…
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We’re excited to announce the release of our new printable e-book, designed to support older students working within Initial Code Units 7–11 and the Bridging Unit.
This resource includes:
🌟13 decodable texts
🌟50+ structured activities targeting decoding, spelling, and fluency
🌟Clear, accessible instructions for use in whole-class, small-group, one-to-one, and home settings
Ideal for intervention, each activity is crafted to support educators, teaching assistants, and families in delivering consistent, effective practice.
This e-book is available at no additional cost to Sounds-Write Members and can be accessed via the Members’ Portal.
#SoundsWrite #DecodableTexts #Phonics #TeacherResources #OlderReaders
A great event!
Relationships first.
Consistency amongst adults.
Positive noticing.
@pauldixtweets
Loved receiving this post! Thanks @jazampawfarr and @alittlebookshop for helping us order all teacher’s a copy of Jazz’s book.
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I'M IN SHOCK 😲
Thank you to everyone who attended my metacognition and oracy talk today @researchED1, and sorry for those who couldn't find space - I can't fathom that it was so popular as to overflow onto the corridor!
I'm delighted to share my slides for the session here: mrmetacognition.com/_files/u…
Please share!
#ResearchEd25
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As @bphillipsonMP and this extremely disappointing government ramps up more parent blaming and shaming,I'd like to offer an alternative
If you are interested in training to work 'WITH' rather than against parents and want to understand and support them better please DM me
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Over 57,000 families have now enrolled in our Help Your Child to Read and Write course — a free, evidence-informed introduction to the Sounds-Write phonics programme for parents and carers of children aged 4–6.
Developed by Sounds-Write, the course offers practical strategies for supporting early reading and writing at home, using a structured, easy-to-follow approach. No prior training required — just short, accessible online sessions that fit around everyday home routines.
We’re proud to see it reaching so many households. To make things even easier, we’ve bundled all our parent-focused content into one email — ready to share with families, educators, tutors, and professionals who support early literacy.
📩 Download the Parent Phonics Resource Pack here → zurl.co/789X5
Great first day back today! I presented on the Responsible Behaviour Curriculum - a curriculum to support emotional and social development of children. Here are the slides I used.
Teaching my son to drive honed my thinking on effortful learning can be.
Reading Building Positive Behaviour , Because of you, this is me and Why Children don’t like School over summer influenced my talk. I highly recommend all of them. @jazampawfarr @grahamchatterl2 @DTWillingham
RBC —> good regulation relies on good executive functions, boundaries and expectations (children need to feel safe), the language to communicate and understand theirs and others emotions and the right environment and culture determined by adults. @QuinnEdDev
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🎉 We’re excited to announce that our Initial Code by Sounds-Write iPad App has been shortlisted for the Teach Early Years Awards 2025 in the Communication, Language & Literacy category!
Designed for children aged 4–7, the app offers a fully decodable, interactive reading experience aligned with the Sounds-Write approach to phonics. With over 40 engaging stories and built-in support for blending, segmenting, and sound-letter correspondence, it’s a powerful tool for building confident, independent readers. 📱📚
Winners announced 10th November—wish us luck! 🤞
#TeachEarlyYearsAwards #InitialCodeApp #SoundsWrite #StructuredLiteracy #EarlyYearsEducation #PhonicsApp
An absolute must read for all in education. Highly recommend it. It would be useful to include this in teacher training and ECT programmes.
@jazampawfarr
A really useful tool. Thanks @MrNickHart , it’s the thought process that the planner went through that we need to ensure all teachers using the planning understand. It can be tricky in school that often feel like pressure cooker environments.
What's new in #LeadershipHandbook 6.0?
Most teachers plan for others and use others' plans.
We need a shared understanding of how to do this well.
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@Emma_Turner75 gave me a lot to consider in her talk on primary curriculum design. We don‘t have unlimited hours to teach everything. Curric is like a big shop, what are the essentials?
What‘s one thing they should leave school able to do? READ of course.
Children enter primary school with undeveloped learning behaviours and executive functions - lack of sustained attention and focus for one. One size fits all won’t work - you wouldn’t feed carrots in the same way to all ages.
And @jazampawfarr is someone that I think all educators should listen to. This is why we do what we do everyday - turn up for children and never give up.
Really enjoyed @EducationFest yesterday. @lamb_heart_tea spoke passionately about teaching to the top and temporary scaffolding to ensure all are successful. Including a hands on experience of drawing with your non-dominant hand to highlight that learning is hard and effortful.
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⭐ Register 👇 for this really insightful report about what children are reading across all the different year groups and regions! ⭐ Check out the spotlight features too on schools and trusts who are building such strong reading cultures!
@AccReader
🚨 New date alert!
The WKAR Quiz Writers' Choice Awards have been moved to 10 July!🎉
Join us to celebrate young readers, the books they love, and the winners of the art contest! 🎨
📅 Register to get the What Kids Are Reading report when it goes live: bit.ly/43Kxuby
ALT Child smiling while reading a digital tablet under promotional banner for 'What Kids Are Reading 2025 Edition', with hashtag '#WKAR25' and a logo with a red circle and white 'R' on the top right.
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🚨 New date alert!
The WKAR Quiz Writers' Choice Awards have been moved to 10 July!🎉
Join us to celebrate young readers, the books they love, and the winners of the art contest! 🎨
📅 Register to get the What Kids Are Reading report when it goes live: bit.ly/43Kxuby
ALT Child smiling while reading a digital tablet under promotional banner for 'What Kids Are Reading 2025 Edition', with hashtag '#WKAR25' and a logo with a red circle and white 'R' on the top right.
