English

e: emma.tarrant@hants.gov.uk

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As lead Inspector/Adviser for primary English, Emma works hard to ensure the English team are focussed on both local and national priorities.

As well as having oversight of countywide actions, Emma provides bespoke INSET, projects and courses in all aspects of English. She is an accredited Inference Trainer and qualified to train the trainer in Fischer Family Trust (FFT) Wave 3 interventions for reading. She works closely with the Hampshire Assessment team to coordinate and deliver statutory activities around Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 moderation.

Her main areas of expertise are:

• supporting schools in raising attainment and progress through curriculum design, pedagogy and assessment
• early literacy including the development of phonics, early reading and writing
reading comprehension and inference.

e: christopher.cheal@hants.gov.uk

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Chris is passionate about teaching and learning in English and supports schools looking to develop leadership capacity so that they are secure in developing an effectively sequenced curriculum, whist understanding how effective monitoring, evaluation and continuing professional development will positively impact progress for all children.

His main areas of expertise are:

• developing effective whole school pedagogical approaches to reading, which support decoding, fluency and comprehension
• whole school curriculum development in English, which is progressive and well sequenced
• supporting schools with approaches to formative assessment so that learning in English builds upon a secure understanding of what a child can already do
• end of key stage statutory assessment, including writing moderation.

Chris also co-leads the team of Local Authority assessment inspectors and moderators for Hampshire. This role includes coordinating and delivering training to support schools in developing their approaches to formative and summative assessment, as well as overseeing the process of statutory assessment.

e: joanna.kenyon@hants.gov.uk

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Previously a secondary Head of English and senior leader, Joanna joined HIAS in 2017 and has five years of experience as a cross-phase adviser, working in primary, secondary and alternative provision settings to develop English and whole school literacy from phonics and early reading to literary analysis and academic extension reading. She has a clear understanding of the realities of school life and leadership, using this to develop supportive and practical relationships with English leaders and subject teachers.

In addition to work with English teachers and subject leaders, Joanna supports the development of whole school literacy and delivers effective training to all staff that ensures understanding of inclusive teaching approaches to reading development and disciplinary literacy across the subject range. She leads the Secondary English Leadership Network for Hampshire, the Isle of Wight Subject Professionals groups for English and Literacy and Hampshire English Early Career Teachers (ECT) Advance training.

Key specialisms:

• primary and secondary curriculum development
• secondary English and whole school literacy leadership and departmental development
• high quality inclusive English teaching
• reading development of the lowest 20% of readers in secondary schools, including addressing learning gaps and developing decoding, fluency, comprehension and interpretation
• disciplinary literacy.

e: victoria.clarke@hants.gov.uk

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Vicky joined the Hampshire English team in April 2022. Her main areas of expertise and responsibility are:

• working closely with teachers and subject leaders to provide support, guidance and training to improve all aspects of teaching and learning in English
• supporting schools in raising attainment in reading and writing
• ensuring progression across the primary phase including transition between all key stages
• providing professional development for schools within all aspects of English
• writing and reading moderation in KS2

Her particular area of passion is curriculum design. This includes developing whole-school curriculums for both reading and writing, which are well-sequenced and progressive.

e: lisa.karalius@hants.gov.uk

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Previously a headteacher of two schools, the first a junior school and the second a primary school and children’s centre, Lisa joined the HIAS English team in 2014.

Her main areas of responsibility are:

• supporting schools in raising attainment and progress
• providing professional development for English leaders and schools.

Lisa works alongside teachers and leaders in developing top quality teaching and data analysis to secure improvements and outcomes for children. She has significant experience of leadership development and uses this when working with subject leaders to further develop and build capacity within schools. Lisa is committed to partnership working and is currently working with the Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS) and the School Library Service to provide bespoke courses with high quality resources.

e: hannah.robinson@hants.gov.uk

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Hannah joined the Hampshire English team in April 2014. Her main areas of expertise and responsibility are:

• working closely with teachers and subject leaders to provide support, guidance, advice and training to improve the quality of teaching and learning in English
• supporting schools in improving outcomes in pupils’ reading and writing, ensuring progression
• providing professional development for schools within all aspects of English
• providing training to develop practice and provision to support early reading and phonics
• Inference training
• Talk Boost KS1 training
• writing and reading moderation in KS1 and KS2.

Hannah is an experienced adviser and practitioner who provides training through projects, courses, INSET, staff meetings and daily school support within all aspects of primary English.

e: owen.tromans@hants.gov.uk

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Previously an English manager and Year 5/6 leader at Whitchurch Primary School, Owen joined the HIAS English team in January 2016. His main areas of responsibility are:

• working alongside primary phase teachers and subject leaders to improve the quality of teaching and learning in English
• leading professional development opportunities for teachers and English managers
• supporting schools in raising attainment in English through planning and curriculum design.

Owen has worked in both small village settings and large town schools in Hampshire. He effectively developed a reading for pleasure approach at Whitchurch, which lead to high pupil engagement with reading and excellent outcomes at Key Stage 2. Owen believes that a creative, text-led English curriculum can deliver both engaging lessons and strong attainment. He has worked as an ECT mentor and writing moderator at Key Stage 2.