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.
Hear from Pinxton Village Academies leaders Rebecca and Bethany
Their schools are some of the top-performing schools in Derbyshire and they have used Support for Spelling for over a year.
“A great resource that is easy to use to teach spelling across the school. We have seen an impact already in Year 6 after only one term with an increase of 15% on our spelling scores from the previous year.”
Mel Bentley, Year 6 teacher
The Pinxton Village Academies
Great Webinar – Carl is clearly extremely knowledgeable and understands the struggles faced in teaching reading across the country.
The Boulevard Academy
Responses to emails are always speedy and informative and our feedback has been taken on board which we really appreciate. A flexible approach is really appreciated as we get used to the new scheme. Thank you for your responses. Training materials are great and easy to navigate and like to watch the videos for guidance – they can also be used for staff training very easily which is great.
Laura May, Reading lead
Robert Mellors Primary School