We’re heading to Whipton Barton Federation for our third and final ITAP — the crescendo in our series on disciplinary literacy and the culmination of work that began many weeks ago.

Back on 2nd February, we welcomed our Trust Literacy Lead, Helen Goode who led a fantastic session reinforcing a simple but powerful message: literacy is everyone’s responsibility, regardless of subject. Together, we explored Frayer models, the development of schema, and how this connected purposefully with the work trainees were undertaking in their Lead Subject Mentor sessions — ensuring coherence, depth and deliberate practice across the programme.

To deepen that continuity, we were also joined by the wonderful Kirstin Williams,deputy head at whipton , who is studying for a PhD in children’s emotional literacy. The day left us brimming with a renewed sense of social responsibility — and, even more powerfully, we saw immediate impact. The very next day, trainees were applying the strategies they had explored: naming emotions, strengthening oracy, and deliberately developing Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary in their classrooms.

Today, we’re excited to return to Whipton Barton to see Kirstin again, alongside Alistair Wilson and Louise Moretta as we explore habits of engagement — where oracy and ambitious vocabulary truly come to life through purposeful and structured “turn and talk”.

A brilliant way to bring this strand of our ITAP journey full circle. Ted Wragg Trust.