Reading Review Consultancy

Whole-School Reading Review

Providing primary and secondary school leaders with the support, ideas and resources to improve reading outcomes for all children.

Reading is under the spotlight like never before, and rightfully so: a child's reading ability, coupled with their desire to read, is the most powerful indicator of their future success.
However, the added pressures brought about by the pandemic, and every school's desire to provide the best possible education for their pupils, means that sometimes schools need an expert guide to support them through the process of:

assessing the effectiveness of provision and
deciding how to move forward.

A Minerva Learning Reading Review will provide you with the confidence to know just how well your learners are reading as well as providing you with the tools to help you on your improvement journey.
By choosing to take part in a reading review you will be provided with:

A full day's support involving monitoring and feedback (learning walk, book look, teacher and pupil interviews etc.) with one of our experts
Support and practical advice to help you plan your next steps
A process designed to meet the needs and priorities of each school
The confidence to feel 'Ofsted ready'
An optional written report which makes clear the findings and suggests actions is also available.

In addition, you will receive English updates by email between events, as well as access to both facilitators by email should you want to ask for advice or need signposting to particular resources.

"The process was both robust and supportive. It provided us with clear strengths, areas of improvement and examples of what we could do to achieve these. I would highly recommend this review process, and look forward to continuing to work with Minerva further to improve reading within our school, to ensure all children leave us being confident, fluent readers who have a real thirst and love of reading." Ruth Ryan, Headteacher, Milton Keynes

Who we are

We are a team of English Consultants with a wide range of experience in the field of English Education. Between us, our knowledge spans the entire education spectrum from Early Years to Year 13. We provide:

Curriculum and leadership development,
English subject knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge training (including phonics),
Teaching and learning support directly to schools, local authorities, academy trusts and other organisations across the country.

Costs

The length of the review process depends upon the school's needs and will be negotiated during an initial phone/email conversation.

Half-day review: £450
Full-day review: £625*
Full-day review with two consultants: £990
Written report: £200 (this is an additional, optional charge)

*On rare occasions, due to distance, accommodation costs may be added.

Alternative support

The following alternative English reviews are also available:

Secondary Curriculum
Secondary Writing
Secondary Phonics
Primary Curriculum
Primary Writing
Primary Phonics

To book a Minerva Learning Reading Review use the contact form below, or call or email:
T: 07850 902546 / 07983 608195 / 01488 491028
E: enquiry@minervalearning.co.uk
Please leave a contact name, including your role in school, a contact number and the name of your school. If you are able to provide a brief description of your English/Reading priorities, this would also be helpful. Someone will contact you once you have left your details.

Meet the team

Abigail, Angela and Ruth have a combined teaching career spanning over 65 years which includes a range of roles including: ofsted inspector, headteacher, Local Authority advisor, KS1/KS2 moderation manager, external moderator and standardisation team leader (on behalf of the Standards and Testing Agency), published author.

Ruth Baker-Leask

An experienced consultant, leading successful English CPD for 20 years, and former primary Head Teacher, Ruth is the chair of the National Association of Advisors in English (NAAE) and as such works regularly with the country's leading researchers and experts in the field of Primary English. She is an associate teacher for the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) and an associate consultant with the National Literacy Trust. Ruth is a member of the United Kingdom Literacy Association Awards and Members Panel and Writing for Pleasure Steering Group.

Angela Jenkins

Angela provides specialist advice and support for the development of exceptional English curriculum, pedagogy and assessment both in primary and secondary settings. Angela is the KS1/KS2 Moderation Manager for two London LAs, leads an Open University/UKLA Teachers' Reading Group in West London, creates and facilitates training for ITE students (based on the ITT Core Content Framework) and ECTs (based on the Early Career Framework) on behalf of Berkshire SCITT and has been a research partner for a NESTA funded project with No More Marking (2020).

Abigail Steel

Abigail is a nationally recognised education consultant, trainer and author specialising in English language and literacy. A published author, her collection of works includes several literacy programmes and teaching resources, standardised assessments, children's books, reading schemes and magazine articles. Abigail is an active committee member of the National Association of Advisors in English (NAAE), the Reading Reform Foundation (RRF) and also of the International Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction (IFERI).