English Training and Consultancy

Talk for Writing - Talk for Reading - Talk for Grammar - Talk for the Wider Curriculum

Jamie's passion for Talk for Writing is rooted in proven, whole-school success. In 2015, he spearheaded the deep embedding of Talk for Writing across Warren Road Primary School (a 4-form primary in Bromley), demonstrating that consistent, systemic teaching yields phenomenal results. This initiative became the school's most successful endeavour, resulting in soaring progress measures across reading, writing, and GPS. By 2017, the school's expertise was formally recognized as an accredited Talk for Writing Training Centre.

Now, as Director of Strategy for Talk for Writing and Talk for Reading, and co-author of Creating Curious Readers and Inspiring Creative Writers, Jamie provides expert consultancy and training, passionately championing the creation of 'Greater Depth' writers and fostering lifelong lovers of English.

An essential companion for transforming the way you plan and teach fiction writing. This practical and inspiring book, written by two of the UK’s leading literacy experts, uses the classroom-tested Talk for Writing approach, offering a proven method to help children become confident writers. Model texts serve as a starting point and a scaffold to help young writers hone their skills before they set off on their own writing journey.

Structured around Pie’s engaging model text, Elf Road, Pie and Jamie expertly demonstrate the teaching process step by step. By following this approach, children embark on a creative journey – from getting to know the text, to adapting it, to finally developing the confidence and craft to write their own stories. The 25 accompanying videos show how to bring the ideas to life in the classroom and clearly demonstrate their impact on learning.

The book also includes a wide range of other model texts, carefully selected to suit different ages, attainment and interests across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Each is accompanied by a concise, one-page unit overview that gives you a clear at-a-glance guide to using each model – highlighting key vocabulary, the writing tools to focus on, and suggested steps for developing the unit in the classroom, which are then explored in more detail.

Creating Curious Readers is a must-have addition for anyone teaching reading comprehension in primary schools. Devised by leading literacy expert, Pie Corbett, it provides a step-by-step guide to developing critical, appreciative and thoughtful readers, using his proven Talk for Reading method. The book contains revised material from Talk for Reading (published in 2022), as well as brand new chapters.