RTRP Conference
The RTRP Conference will be making its return in 2025.
In the meantime, read below for the highlights from 2023.
The conference featured keynotes from authors and literacy experts, a panel discussion on the power of books to change the world and a choice of workshops led by literacy organisations, researchers and writers.
Aimed at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 practitioners, whether they were senior leaders, NQTs, experienced classroom teachers, or librarians. The RTRP conference gave participants the tools and practical ideas to refresh their practice, engage their pupils, and ignite their love of reading.
Tickets cost £80 per delegate and included the full day’s programme, including two workshops of their choice and lunch.
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We were joined by the likes of Sinéad Burke, Sarah Crossan, A. M. Dassu, Christopher Edge, Candy Gourlay, Sharna Jackson, Manjeet Mann, Piers Torday and Michael Rosen; literacy experts Jake Hope, Amy McKay, Dr Julie McAdam and Dr Alison Waller, as well as representatives from the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and the English and Media Centre.
The AM Workshop consisted of:
Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils, Booktalk and Beyond - Rebecca Smith, Cheltenham Festivals
Reading Schools - Jake Hope, reading consultant, and Amy McKay, previous School Librarian of the Year
Page to Stage - Manjeet Mann, author
The Place and Power of Picturebooks in the Primary Classroom - Charlotte Hacking, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
English at KS3: Developing a Pedagogy for Diversity - Andrew McCallum, English and Media Centre
The PM Workshop consisted of:
Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils: Booktalk and Beyond- Rebecca Smith, Cheltenham Festivals
Verse First- Sarah Crossan, author
How to support EAL children with reading for pleasure - Dr Julie McAdam, Senior Lecturer at University of Glasgow
The Place and Power of Picturebooks in the Primary Classroom - Charlotte Hacking, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
English at KS3: Developing a Pedagogy for Diversity - Andrew McCallum, English and Media Centre
