Simon Baddeley
@simbadd64.bsky.social
Owner of @LiteracyEngine.bsky.social English Teacher | Teaching and Learning Geek | Visualiser Master Practitioner | Oracy for Learning | Lego Enthusiast Literacyengine.co.uk
It's here! The first batch of 2026/27 resources are now live! Comprehension is built on a foundation of rich and diverse knowledge. Our Tutor Time reading programme builds knowledge of the world around them equipping young people for life beyond school. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...
Make next year your #YearofReading by joining us to Get Reading Into It! Our evidence based, knowledge rich, tutor time reading programme is the perfect way to start the day. Drop us a message to start the discussion now! Literacyengine.co.uk
We are seeing increasing numbers of schools come to us after trying to make Tutor Time novels work. Groups finishing books at different paces play havoc with carousels of shared sets. Our texts are all designed to fit one tutor session. Problem solved. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...
Make reading part of your students' daily routine next year by starting the day with knowledge rich non-fiction reading. With hundreds of resources already online and new resources every week you can build a programme that's right for you. literacyengine.co.uk
Is your Tutor Time reading programme in need of some non fiction? Do your students need cultural knowledge interventions? Join us and let's start building your students' background knowledge and reading fluency today! literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/pr...
Pricing 2026/27 - The Literacy Engine
Buy Buy Gears of Thought are monthly extended reading packs to embed modelled, non-fiction reading into your Tutor Programme or across the curriculum. It is back again for the 2026/27 academic year bi...
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What on earth am I supposed to do with a QR code that is posted online or emailed me? Scan it with my second phone? Just share the link!
Knowledge of the world around them is one of the best ways to prepare young people for adult life. It underpins comprehension and arms against misinformation. Don't leave knowledge acquisition to chance. How do your students start their day? literacyengine.co.uk
The Literacy Engine
The Literacy Engine - Driving Literacy Across The Curriculum. Weekly extended reading packs to embed reading in Form Tutor Time
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Transform your Tutor Time reading programme with knowledge building extended reading across the curriculum. Drop us a message and start your journey today. literacyengine.co.uk
We can help transform your Tutor Time reading programme into a knowledge rich powerhouse next year. Empowering every adult in school to become a teacher of reading sends a powerful message that reading is not just for English lessons. Find out more here: literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/pr...
ICYMI This week's blog. What interventions do you have in place for students that are fluent but failing? Why knowledge is the crucial 3rd element of successful reading interventions. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
The Golden Trio of Literacy Interventions - The Literacy Engine
The Golden Trio of Literacy Interventions Walk into almost any primary classroom and you will see careful attention paid to phonics and, increasingly, to fluency. Programmes are structured, time is pr...
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Why are some students fluent but failing? There is a forgotten third in the Golden Trio of Literacy Interventions that is leaving many students struggling to comprehend texts they can decode fluently. Today's blog takes a look at that forgotten third: literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
The Golden Trio of Literacy Interventions - The Literacy Engine
The Golden Trio of Literacy Interventions Walk into almost any primary classroom and you will see careful attention paid to phonics and, increasingly, to fluency. Programmes are structured, time is pr...
literacyengine.co.uk
How are we different? We teach the lowest 10%. No one else does this successfully; some of the best-known ‘reading interventions’ actually ignore this group. Your students will catch up completely. The length of time on the programme is determined by the student’s rate of progress.
🚨 We are now taking orders for the 2026/27 academic year! 🚨 Get ahead of the curve and start planning your Tutor Time reading programme now. How will your students start the day? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/pr...
Has any character, in the history of both TV and cinema, ever followed the instruction to stayed in the car?
🚨New Resources Alert🚨 March is now online featuring: ⚙️ Should social media influencers be more accountable for their content? ⚙️ Castle Bravo ⚙️ Aretha Franklin ⚙️ Have you ever wondered what taxes are spent on? Comprehension starts with powerful knowledge literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...
Controversial opinion alert. The Leadership Pay Scale should start at the value of UPS3 plus the top of TLR1, not at UPS3.
Reading comprehension is not a skill. It’s an outcome of what you know. Strategies plateau. Knowledge compounds. lnkd.in/e-P9uNE2
My latest article for Educate magazine is all about verse novels. In it, I explore how they can help make reading possible for children who might feel overwhelmed by the amount of text on a page, why they work brilliantly as read-alouds and how they're helpful for developing empathy.
1265 is the maximum number of hours a teacher can be directed to work. It isn't a target. The closer your contact time with students gets to 1265 the more workload is pushed outside the school day. It must either be protected or reformed to include ALL work. #SaveEducation
No solutions from the Chancellor for school budgets but at least she managed to find a nice 5% pay rise for MPs this year so... yeah... every cloud has a silver lining. ##SaveEducation
National Education Union@neunion.bsky.social · 7mo agoSchool budgets are running on empty and further cuts will lead to fewer staff, larger classes and more work for teachers. The Chancellor today has offered no solutions to these problems. #SaveEducation Read more👉 bit.ly/3N59lrM
🚨April resources are now LIVE🚨 This month features: ⚙️ NATO ⚙️ The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⚙️ Mackenzie Scott ⚙️ How much money £1billion really is We equip young people with the essential knowledge to comprehend the world around them literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...
I confiscated these cards this morning from a Year 11 student revising prior to their first Literature exam. Can you see the problem? #SnapChatAI
Surely those that successfully applied to draft the new national curriculum can consult outside their group to gather voices/evidence of what works well. Many subjects have organisations named as part of the draft team that you would hope bring their own diversity to the table.
Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe government should review those chosen to draft the new national curriculum because the list has a ‘deeply concerning lack of diversity’, according to an open letter with nearly 100 signatories
True story. I sacrificed one Year 9 lesson to use 6-7 19 times. Year 9 didn't do it again. Ever.
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8mo agoif you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
It was a non uniform day at school today. As there always is there was a handful of students in uniform. The looks of relief and gratitude on their faces when they saw my suit was heartbreaking.
After taking 7 years to write and draw, my new graphic novel, Speaking in Pictures, about language, cognition, comics, and visual communication is out in less than a week! At long last! www.visuallanguagelab.com/sip
This looks very interesting indeed - CC @cmooreanderson.bsky.social @olicav.bsky.social @literacyengine.bsky.social @mrbates.bsky.social #VisualLiteracy
Neil Cohn@neilcohn.bsky.social · 8mo agoAfter taking 7 years to write and draw, my new graphic novel, Speaking in Pictures, about language, cognition, comics, and visual communication is out in less than a week! At long last! www.visuallanguagelab.com/sip
