Preparing for the Ofsted Reading Deep Dive
The New Ofsted Framework
Ofsted have announced their new, curriculum-focused framework, meaning that they will be taking a broader approach to what is taught, why it’s taught, and how this impacts pupil outcomes.
Ofsted will assess this in two key ways:- Taking a top-level view – this will involve looking at the curriculum as a whole and how it is implemented.
- Deep dives – every inspector will conduct a deep dive into reading, as well as four–six other subject areas in collaboration with senior leaders. Each area will be investigated thoroughly, with evidence collected to really assess the quality of education.
The new framework is set out in the Department of Education’s School Inspection Handbook. To learn more about the framework and how this will impact your school, read the full article on Scholastic Resource Bank.
Preparing for the Ofsted Reading Deep Dive
The Reading Audit
Our mission is built on helping children learn to read and love to read. That’s why we have developed the Reading Audit in collaboration with an independent literacy consultant. Designed to be taken by primary school headteachers, literacy coordinators or reading managers, this audits every type of instructional reading type as well as assessment, reading for pleasure, library usage, home-school links and book events.
By completing the audit, you will receive a a pedagogic development report which includes a summary of research for each reading type and a report into your teaching of reading, highlighting where you are performing well, and suggesting areas of improvement, along with a free model reading policy developed by two reading experts and, if you satisfy the requirements, a Scholastic Reading Charter certificate.
Find more information, including case studies and reports on best-practice, here.
The Resource Bank Reading Hub
Resource Bank provides a wealth of support for teachers to help children discover the pleasure and power of reading. The Resource Bank Reading Hub is the perfect place to find lesson plans and activities to bring reading to life in the classroom, including resources for independent, guided, reciprocal, and close reading to name a few!
Don’t miss these highlights…
Over 100 articles and teaching packs based on popular books, ranging from full collection of lessons to simple cross-curricular activity ideas.
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Book-themed craft days: friendship
Early years
Early Years
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Sharing a Shell Year 2 Activity Pack – Rock Pool Rescue
Key stage 1
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Engage: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe activity pack
Key stage 2
Primary
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Engage: Fantastic Mr Fox activity pack (62 pages)
Key stage 2
Primary
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Engage: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch activity pack (46 pages)
Key stage 1
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Read & Respond: The Sheep-Pig
Key stage 2
Primary
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Read & Respond: Matilda
Key stage 2
Primary
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Read & Respond: The Snail and the Whale
Key stage 1
Primary
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The Ugly Five KS1 lesson plan pack
Key stage 1
Primary
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The Wonky Donkey activity pack EYFS
Early years
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Zog Home Learning Activity Pack 0-5 years
Early years
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Stick Man KS1 activity pack – No Ordinary Stick
Key stage 1
Primary
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The Gruffalo – Fantastic Creatures KS1 activity pack
Key stage 1
Primary
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The Scarecrows’ Wedding – The wedding list activity pack – EYFS
Early years
Early Years
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Zog: KS1 imaginary dragons activity pack
Key stage 1
Primary
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Zog – Being a flying doctor activity pack – EYFS
Early years
Early Years
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Superworm – Superworm Day activity pack – EYFS
Early years
Early Years
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Mr Stink activity pack
Key stage 2
Primary
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea activity pack
Early years
Early Years
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea lesson plans KS1
Key stage 1
Primary
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World Book Day
Early years
Early Years
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Glitter Boy – teaching resources
Key stage 2
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Book-themed craft days: things that are special
Early years, Key stage 1
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Book-themed craft days: robots
Key stage 1, Key stage 2
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Book-themed craft days: homes and families
Early years, Key stage 1
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Early years book-themed crafts: journeys
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Book-themed craft days: journeys
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Key Stage 1 book-themed craft days: friendship
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The Boy Who Didn’t Want to Die – lesson plan pack
Key stage 2
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The Boy Who Didn’t Want to Die – comprehension pack
Key stage 2
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Carefully considered reading lists for reluctant readers and book-lovers alike:
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Can cows change the climate? Comprehension exercise
Key stage 2
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Reading Fluency Instruction: Lessons from the HFL Reading Fluency Project with Kathy Roe
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Optimising oracy for improvised KS2-3 transition with Sarah Green, The Literacy Coach
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Telling hidden stories: how introducing texts to young readers deepens independent reading comprehension with Richard Boxall
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Understanding book levelling with Lisa Bickel
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The Around the World Reading Challenge – Week 4
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The Around the World Reading Challenge – Week 3
Key stage 1, Key stage 2
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The Around the World Reading Challenge – Week 2
Key stage 1, Key stage 2
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The Around the World Reading Challenge – Week 1
Key stage 1, Key stage 2
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From Story Reading and Telling into Writing with Pie Corbett
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Pie Corbett’s Top Tips for Summer Reading
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Making the Most of your School Library with Alison Miller
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How MATs can deliver effective literacy improvement programmes
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Refugees, acceptance, and inclusion – using books to develop empathy and understanding, with Jo Cummins
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Teaching the fluency development lesson — proven instruction for foundational reading competencies, with Professor Tim Rasinski
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From striving to thriving: How to grow confident, capable readers, with Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward
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Using books to build pupils’ empathy skills
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Using guided reading as part of a whole school approach to reading for pleasure, with Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin from the UCL Institute of Education
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Learning to read, learning to think, with Richard Boxall and Rosie Condon
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Pedagogy to practice: How to create a high-impact, low-workload reading lesson
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Using graphic novels in the classroom, with Jo Cummins
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Systematic synthetic phonics, with Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised
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Delivering effective guided reading, with Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin from the UCL Institute of Education
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Closing the gap – catch-up phonics, with Joy Allcock
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Understanding the benchmarking of progress in reading, with Stephen Graham
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Using reciprocal reading to raise reading standards, with Jill Eggleton
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Putting reading for pleasure at the heart of your English lesson, with Rachel Clarke
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Developing fluency in early reading
Early years, Key stage 1
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Reading for remembrance: teaching remembrance through fiction with the Royal British Legion
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Climbing the Ladder to Phonics, Spelling, and Vocabulary Success with Professor Timothy V Rasinski
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