Disciplinary writing in the secondary curriculum
About this course
Learn what the research says works in teaching writing to adolescents and practical ways to apply this to develop students writing skills in the classroom and for exams.
New dates for autumn 2025 and spring 2026 coming soon
Cost
£140 for a single ticket
This course can also be booked as a private group session at a cost of £1,400. For more information email Nisha Tank, Head of School Improvement, nisha.tank@literacytrust.org.uk
Who should attend
This course is suitable for teachers, who have extended writing in their subject, and want to learn more about how to develop students’ stamina and skills to tackle longer writing tasks. It is also suitable for literacy leaders, who want to gain an understanding of how to support teachers to develop writing in their subject. Participating teachers are expected to implement some tasks with a class between sessions.
What you will receive
- Live delivery from an expert National Literacy Trust trainer
- A 90-minute interactive session
- Accompanying resources in advance
- Between session gap task
- The opportunity to engage with other practitioners
What you will gain from attending
In the two 90-minute sessions, you will learn about:
- The cognitive challenge of writing
- Review research into what works in teaching writing to adolescents
- What a new year 7 student working at the expected level can do
- Genre, purpose and audience in KS3 and 4 subject writing
- A sequence for teaching writing (modelling, planning and editing)
- How to build students’ motivation and confidence in paragraph writing
- How to use success criteria to help students evaluate their own and others’ writing
Preparing for the sessions
To participate fully in a session, you will need a working microphone and camera. Please note, sessions are not recorded.
Enquiries
- For all ticketed events contact Jess Hirst, Project Assistant, jess.hirst@literacytrust.org.uk
- For all group or whole-school training enquiries contact Nisha Tank, Programme Manager, School Improvement, nisha.tank@literacytrust.org.uk
- For any other secondary training enquiries please call 07742 768406