Just Imagine offers research-informed training courses as well as bespoke consultancy for schools that are looking to develop their primary literacy provision. Popular courses include:

• Reading widely, reading deeply: practices that will help develop skilful, thoughtful and engaged readers.
• More than vocabulary: creating language-rich contexts that support vocabulary and language development.
• Understanding learning talk: developing different types of learning talk and exploring how to listen and respond to move learning forward.
• Literacy in subjects: exploring the specific reading and writing demands of curriculum subjects.
• Progression in English: understanding progression and the learning journey.

Cost: Training courses from £450 ex VAT for a three-day course. Consultancy costs available on request.

About Just Imagine: Just Imagine was established in 2010 by Nikki Gamble, a former teacher and university lecturer and author of Exploring Children’s Literature: Reading for Knowledge, Understanding and Pleasure. The literacy consultancy provides training and resources for schools in the UK and abroad to help them develop outstanding reading and writing practice, where stories and literature are placed firmly at the heart of learning.