We are delighted to have been chosen to support the roll out of a new CPD programme from the Department for Education’s English Hubs, to help primary schools improve reading fluency - often recognised as the bridge between word decoding and reading comprehension.
As a leading authority in the field of reading fluency, we have designed a ‘train the trainer’ scheme for the English Hubs using data and insights gathered from our own successful Reading Fluency Project – currently the subject of an EEF trial.
Our scheme will provide English hub leaders with all the knowledge and resources they need to share best practice with their local schools throughout the 2025/26 academic year and beyond. The new CPD will also include contributions from world-renowned reading expert, Professor Tim Rasinski, who has been a long-time supporter of our work in this area.
Penny Slater, Partnership Lead at HFL Education said: “We are so excited to be part of the team that is putting reading fluency strategies into the hands of primary school teachers across the country. Our programme is based on extensive research into the different elements which contribute to reading fluency – accuracy, automaticity and prosody – and it is impactful for all children, not just those struggling with reading.
“We are looking forward to sharing our expertise and experience with the English Hubs network and supporting the roll out to schools nationwide.”
Our contract with the DfE is focused on supporting whole-class reading fluency but if you have struggling readers and need additional interventions.
