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Take Stock and Unlock - the CPD programme that helped transform my literacy strategy

Posted by: Stephanie Welsford, Posted on: 25 March 2026 - Categories: Professional Development, Writing and reading
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Stephanie Welsford, Senior Deputy Headteacher at Villiers High School, explains how Unlocking Reading allowed for a re-set in literacy strategy

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