I am Assistant Principal at Yew Tree Primary Academy, with the responsibilities of leading whole school Curriculum, Assessment and English. I am also the Lead KS2 Moderator for Knowsley, as well as being a Literacy Tree Lead Teacher and a member of its advisory panel.
My main areas of interest are inclusive teaching and learning and children's literature. I am passionate about children being able to see themselves in books they read, because I believe representation is powerful. I have always admired the skill authors have to directly impact a reader in a single moment or leave a long-lasting impression. I hope to one day write my own children's book.
With this school improvement role, I hope to strengthen the consistency in identifying children’s skills and knowledge, standardising and alternately, accurately judging all children’s writing across the primary schools in The Trust. By doing this, increasing teachers’ and leaders’ confidence in the fidelity of the teacher assessments made using the English Framework and National Curriculum publications; enabling them to be more strategic in their planning and teaching. By building a strong partnership with teachers and leaders, I expect that this will then give the children greater opportunities to become the best writers they can be, with the best teaching of writing we can give. And soon enough, we will be reading a Wade Deacon Trust child’s published work.
Wade Deacon Trust
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Tel: 0151 458 3400
Email: trust@wadedeacontrust.co.uk