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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 2d

We are offering support to Secondary schools in 2025-26 & we are out in schools now!

We have a fabulous secondary specialist team & there will be a funding opportunity too.

Don’t miss out -we are limited to 10 schools. Register your interest here 👇🏼

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 3d

Beautiful, well used reading spaces @StanleyGrovePri

The pupil reading leaders are exceptional here! #LoveOfReading

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 4d

Our weekly bulletin is out ✨

Happy weekend everyone!

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 5d

Wow, what a fantastic morning @TrinityAcademyL with @HaleDonal & @_MrLevick ✨ The work on Literacy, ensuring everyone can read is exceptional.They do whatever it takes—with joy, rigour & ambition. Every child deserves this. Thank you for your professional generosity @trinity_mat

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 9d

Thrilled to have two filmed schools in our region @StanleyGrovePri from our Trust & hub and @RoadInfant from our English hub - modelling the highest expectations for every child. Watch out for them soon on the portal! #Phonics #EveryoneCan

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 10d

Phew, what a week!

✨Ambition for All launched
✨Partner school conference ready 🎉
✨Secondary audits booked, primary underway
✨Literacy Specialist days thriving
✨Shared writing webinar: 180+ schools!
✨All 178 hub schools have now visited our English Hub
#TogetherWeCan

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 13d

Inspiring afternoon with our new Ambition for All schools - united in our mission to help EVERY child become a successful reader. #EveryoneCan

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 13d

Our Autumn Wave 6 & 7 Partner school conference is shaping up to be a great one!

#RootsToResults #Phonics #Vocabulary #EarlyLanguage #LoveOfReading

We look forward to welcoming all our special guests too!

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you to all of you that attended our writing webinar this evening.

What a fabulous turnout & great to collaborate on this with @lsenglishhub & @EnglishHubWG #WritingFramework @educationgovuk

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 16d

October begins with momentum and purpose!
Our 2025–26 Ambition for All cohort launches this week, alongside Wave 6 & 7 conference planning, Literacy Specialist days, and school audits across phases.

#FromRootsToResults 🌱

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 17d

Our partner school bulletin is out. A brilliant week!

✨Super engagement on our brand new Reading fluency programme
✨Brilliant LS partner visits
✨Audits have started
✨Our secondary offer is fully planned & we will be in contact with referred schools shortly

Happy weekend!

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 20d

✨ Meet our new associate Secondary dream team! ✨

Our Secondary Literacy Specialists from @TrinityAcademyL @trinity_mat & @JCAWakefield had a brilliant planning morning – fuelled by a treat from the @TrinityAcademyL wellbeing coffee wagon ☕💙

#BreakingBarriers #EveryoneReads

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 21d

Autumn has well & truly arrived at the centre.

Such beautiful autumn 🍂 texts 🧡

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 21d

We were delighted to start our very first Fluency programme today with our 2025/26 cohort.

A brilliant session! We are going to really enjoy this journey together #Fluency

Thank you @HertsEnglish for developing this fantastic programme in partnership with @educationgovuk

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 23d

Spotlight on the focus texts 💡

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 23d

Great week ahead for JCEH with some exciting firsts!

✨ Launching our very first Fluency Programme supported by HfL
✨Planning a landmark event with Trinity Leeds Secondary – stay tuned!
✨Continuing vital LS support across our primaries

#TeamJCEH

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 23d

The Proudest Blue is such a beautiful text. Lovely to see the high levels of engagement of this, this week in EYFS @JCAWakefield Even all the multiple texts were all out being read by the children- a sign of a good book #RfP

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 24d

Our weekly bulletin is out to Partner Schools.

A busy but brilliant week! #TogetherWeCan ✨

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · 28d

✨ A powerful start for our 44 schools as they embark on the Transforming Reading Culture & Early Language programmes with us. Together, we can! 📚💡

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · Sep 21

Pleased to announce @TrinityAcademyL as our new Associate Secondary School! 🌟

Our shared mission: to ensure every young person becomes a reader.

“Reading is not for some – it’s for everyone. Every child, every school, every future.”

Big KS3 launch ahead — watch this space.

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · Sep 21

Our partnership school bulletin is out! Check your inbox for prompts & reminders ✨

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · Sep 21

We are delighted to see our TSRC and Early Language schools begin their programmes this week in our new AGTT training centre. #TogetherWeCan #JCEH

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · Sep 19

Big week for early reading
✅ 68 schools in the training centre this week
✅ Wave 6 & 7 launched
✅ Graduated Programme underway
✅ Literacy specialist days in full swing
✅ Audits started
✅ KS3 plans shaping up

Collaboration driving real impact! 📚✨

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Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · Sep 17

Love this feedback! We couldn’t agree more “loved the training, very informative and helpful. Can’t wait to roll my sleeves up & get into Phonics”

#WeCanDoThis 🙌🏻

Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social · Sep 17

What an incredible start to the year at our English Hub!

Wave 7 & Wave 6 Headteachers and Reading Leaders united with one mission: to do whatever it takes so every child succeeds. Together, we’re unstoppable. 💫📚 #Teamwork #ReadingForAll

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