A passion to help school children excel with their literacy
Hello I’m Carl,
I’ve been working in schools and as a head teacher for over two decades helping to develop children’s literacy skills through a combination of engagement and fun learning.
Since 2019, I have focused my efforts on supporting schools with the teaching of literacy. This has given me experience of supporting schools who have nursery children all the way up to secondary schools.
In addition to my various roles and independent work, I am fortunate to contribute at a National level to ensure as many children excel at literacy as possible.
Why use The Literacy Advisor?
It may be astonishing to read but in a recent study nearly one in five children are unable to read very well by the age of 11. I believe that this is devastating and something that we, as educators, need to work together to address.
My passion for learning has spurred me on to develop a range of educational tools by working closely with schools and boards to improve the quality of teaching and learning in our classrooms. Over the last few years these tools have been implemented in numerous educational settings to great success.
Educational Literacy Tools Developed by The Literacy Advisor
I have designed a range of services, documents and videos to help teachers and educators to develop their skills into becoming much more effective.
The Galaxy Reading Approach
A range of tools for class wide reading to empower educators and engage students to become better at literacy.
Remote Training
A selection of niche training videos aimed at specific areas, to help improve teaching and also student participation.
In-School Training & Support
In-school or online audits of how literacy programs are being delivered. Providing a plan of action and training to address any areas for improvement.
Support for Spelling
A comprehensive programme for teaching spelling. Built to empower practitioners to teach spelling with confidence.
Pearl Phonics programme
A comprehensive systematic synthetic phonics programme. Low-cost and highly effective.
What do people think about The Literacy Advisor?
I thought this session was well thought out, building in complexity well and made excellent wider links for me to follow afterwards. I have just purchased two books off the back of this! Thanks so much.
Chantelle N, Teacher
The Sutton Academy
I felt our children were well prepared for the KS2 SATs spelling this year and we had only been using Support for Spelling for two terms. Excellent support from Carl too.
Mel, Teacher
The Pinxton Academies
Secondary reading: how to support pupils unable to read.
A very clear explanation on how children learn to read, the frustrations some may experience and how the ‘gap’ gets ever wider as they progress through school life if they do not get early help and support.
Jo B, School Staff (Non-teaching)
The James Hornsby School
