The Reading Professional Community will be facilitated and supported by Emma Adcock, Director of Training and Research.
The Reading Professional Community will:
- Support leaders in the identification of priority reading objectives, which need to be secured, from prior year groups before new content can be taught
- Support leaders in the leadership and best practice in the teaching of Phonics across the school
- Unpick the reading curriculum from Y1 to Y6
- Focus on the three strands of vocabulary, retrieval and inference
- During sessions, subject leaders will be provided with a piece of professional reading linked to the focus of the session.
Each session will also include an opportunity to network with other subject leaders and to showcase resources that are working well to support the teaching of English.

Emma Adcock
Emma has just under twenty years of experience in the education sector, ten years of which she has spent working as an English Consultant for Norfolk Schools.
Emma is a former head teacher, system leader and advanced skills teacher. She is also an experienced trainer who specialises in curriculum design, subject leadership, Reading, Writing, Spelling and the explicit teaching of vocabulary.
Members Resources/Forum
How do I take part?
- Professional Communities in 21/22 will take place over six sessions
- The cost is £125 +VAT
- Four sessions will be held on Zoom, two will be face to face
- Joining the professional community includes access to an area on VNETCIC.com with all resources and a forum
- On sign up the Zoom link will be emailed to you on the booking
- The face to face sessions will take places at Glen Lodge, Bawburgh Golf Club, Marlingford Rd, Bawburgh, Norwich NR9 3LU
Dates
- Tuesday 21 September 2021, 4.00 - 5.00 pm
- Tuesday 2 November 2021 (face to face, 1.30-4.00pm)
- Wednesday 12 January 2022, 4.00 - 5.00 pm
- Monday 28 February 2022 (face to face, 1.30-4.00pm)
- Thursday 21 April 2022, 4.00 - 5.00 pm
- Tuesday 7 June 2022, 4.00 - 5.00 pm