Talk Reception is a year-long CPD programme designed to improve outcomes for children in Reception.

The cost of this programme is £650 for one member of staff attending each session and includes five days of CPD.

The programme includes five days of CPD with a focus on the following areas:
- vocabulary development and practical strategies for closing the word gap;
- good practice for the teaching and learning of phonics;
- early reading with specific application of phonics and comprehension development;
- storytelling approaches for language development with links to oral and written outcomes;
- reading for pleasure alongside strategies to engage children’s love of books;
- approaches to engage parents;
- early writing with a focus on application of phonics, physical development and composition;
- creating units of work using quality texts following a teaching sequence; and
- updates regarding early literacy linked to the OFSTED Framework, EYFS Framework and national developments.

Following each session, participants will be provided with a comprehensive toolkit of materials which can be utilised in school.