Bedrock Learning is a complete online literacy solution, designed to support schools in transforming their literacy curriculum and give every child the opportunity to develop confident communication skills. The platform covers Tier 2 vocabulary across a digital library of original fiction and non-fiction, tens of thousands of subject-specific Tier 3 words across 38 curriculum areas, grammar and GCSE content. The recent launch of a groundbreaking and innovative new online reading diagnostic test, created in partnership with Cambridge University, has further expanded Bedrock's assessment support for schools.


Bedrock Learning

This masterclass walks through how you can monitor your learners' usage of Bedrock.

1\. What different ways are there to monitor weekly usage?

2\. How can the reports be used to track usage?

3\. What is the impact of the different methods of completion tracking?


Monitoring weekly usage

This masterclass walks through step-by-step how to sequence your multi-subject vocabulary curriculum to forge a link between Bedrock lessons and the classroom, whilst ensuring your learners have the required vocabulary for your subject.

1\. What is the sequencing functionality?

2\. How does sequencing work?

3\. How can sequencing be used to influence teaching?


Sequencing your curriculum

This masterclass explores success stories of primary implementation and how to turbo-charge Bedrock's impact in the primary setting.

1\. How can Bedrock be implemented in primary?

2\. How do primary schools currently implement Bedrock?

3\. So what impact does this have on learners' literacy?


Maximising implementation of Bedrock: Primary schools

We see time and again how schools with good levels of home engagement see improved outcomes in Bedrock. This masterclass explores how you can get parents involved with Bedrock.

1\. What is the impact of parent involvement?

2\. How can parents be involved with Bedrock?

3\. So what do we as a school need to do?


Getting parents involved with Bedrock

This masterclass gives you all of the essential information that you need to get your classes set up in Bedrock for the new academic year.

1\. What is class configuration?

2\. How does Core configuration work?

3\. How does Mapper configuration work?


Configuring your classes for the new school year

We all know that the effectiveness of any tool is directly linked to how well it is used. Learner engagement is the key to success but getting your students excited about Bedrock isn't always an easy task.

Join Daisy Nickerson, Curriculum Consultant & Core Curriculum Specialist, as she takes you through our **5 top tips for boosting learner engagement.**

The recording will be available after the webinar finishes, so feel free to register even if you can't join live!


Boosting Learner Engagement

When planning your [subject-specific vocabulary](https://bedrocklearning.org/tier-3-vocabulary/) curriculum, you can utilise Bedrock's features to **make your sequencing faster than ever!** Sequencing your subject-specific curriculum now, means that you can ensure your vocabulary curriculum **forges a link between Bedrock lessons and the classroom.**

Join Ellie Ashton, Senior English Specialist and Product Manager, as she walks through step-by-step **how to prioritise literacy in every subject using Bedrock**.

This free session will cover:

*   What is the sequencing functionality?
*   How does sequencing work?
*   How can sequencing be used to influence teaching?

The recording will be available after the webinar finishes, so feel free to register even if you can't join live!

This is just one in a series of subject-specific Masterclasses running throughout June and July 2023, find a time that suits you, or watch a replay;

*   [Creating your subject-specific curriculum](https://app.getcontrast.io/register/bedrock-learning-creating-your-subject-specific-curriculum) - 13th June
*   [Sequencing your subject-specific curriculum](https://app.getcontrast.io/register/bedrock-learning-sequencing-your-subject-specific-curriculum) - 20th June
*   [Exploring the impact of your subject-specific curriculum](https://app.getcontrast.io/register/bedrock-learning-exploring-the-impact-of-your-subject-specific-curriculum) - 27th June


Sequencing your subject-specific curriculum

Get set for September with this easy to follow masterclass on creating your subject-specific curriculum. Start the new school year prepared and ready to focus your attention on learner engagement, exploring reporting and refining sequencing.

Join Ellie Ashton, Senior English Specialist and Product Manager, as she walks through step-by-step **how to prioritise literacy in every subject using Bedrock.**

This free session will cover:

*   What will you subject-specific curriculum look like?
*   How do you add classes?
*   How do you add words to your curriculum?

The recording will be available after the webinar finishes, so feel free to register even if you can't join live!

This is just one in a series of subject-specific Masterclasses running throughout June and July 2023, find a time that suits you, or watch a replay:

*   [Creating your subject-specific curriculum](https://app.getcontrast.io/register/bedrock-learning-creating-your-subject-specific-curriculum) - 13th June
*   [Sequencing your subject-specific curriculum](https://app.getcontrast.io/register/bedrock-learning-sequencing-your-subject-specific-curriculum) - 20th June
*   [Exploring the impact of your subject-specific curriculum](https://app.getcontrast.io/register/bedrock-learning-exploring-the-impact-of-your-subject-specific-curriculum) - 27th June


Creating your subject-specific curriculum

Key Stage 2 is a crucial period for literacy development. Pupils learn many foundational skills for reading and writing in KS1, but must build on these foundations in KS2 to become skilled readers and writers, equipped to take on the challenges of secondary school learning.

But what should you do if your learners struggle with new literacy content and fall behind set targets?

Following her previous webinar on [targeted teaching and support](https://app.getcontrast.io/webinars/bedrock-learning-t-l-webinar-assessing-pupil-needs-to-target-support/overview), Senior English Specialist Ellie Ashton explores how structured interventions can support struggling learners with their literacy through the following questions:

1.  What do high-quality structured interventions look like in the classroom?
2.  How can you implement structured interventions to help learners who struggle with their literacy?
3.  So what practical steps can you take to ensure struggling learners are well supported?

This research-driven, evidence-based webinar is bound to be a lively discussion, suitable for you no matter where you are in your literacy journey.


High quality interventions for struggling pupils

To target teaching and support for every learner, teachers must be able to assess their individual needs accurately.

But how can teachers gain an accurate picture of what each learner needs? How can assessing learners’ needs help to tailor support in the classroom?

Join Senior English Specialist Ellie Ashton as she deep dives into this topic through the following questions:

1.  What is targeted teaching and support?
2.  How can you accurately assess the needs of each pupil at your school?
3.  So what practical actions can you take to ensure targeted teaching, hence improving literacy across the whole school?

This research-driven, evidence-based webinar is bound to be a lively discussion, suitable for you no matter where you are in your literacy journey.


Assessing pupil needs to target support

Transcription and sentence construction skills are essential building blocks for learners’ mastery of writing. As learners progress through school, ensuring that they master these skills when working on increasingly complex writing tasks is crucial.

In this webinar, join Senior English Specialist Ellie Ashton in discussing this important topic through the following questions:

1.  What do fluent transcription and writing composition look like?
2.  How can you promote learners’ writing accuracy and fluency?
3.  So what practical steps can you take to support learners’ writing skills and improve literacy at your school?

This research-driven, evidence-based webinar is bound to be a lively discussion, suitable for you no matter where you are in your literacy journey.


Developing pupils' transcription and sentence construction skills

Writing is a complex task: it requires learners to coordinate various literacy processes at the same time. How can you address learners’ writing skills development in the classroom?

In this webinar, Senior English Specialist Ellie Ashton delves into the important topic of explicit writing instruction through the following questions:

1.  What makes writing complex?
2.  Which writing composition strategies should you use to support learners’ writing process?
3.  So what can be done now to ensure learners’ mastery of writing skills and impact literacy across the whole school?

This research-driven, evidence-based webinar is bound to be a lively discussion, suitable for you no matter where you are in your literacy journey.


Teaching writing composition strategies

This masterclass explores how to maximise the impact of Bedrock as a school leader.

1\. What are the benefits of Bedrock for a school leader? 

2\. What areas of the platform are most useful for a school leader?

3. So what can a school leader do to maximise the impact of Bedrock?


School leaders: Getting the most out of Bedrock

This masterclass outlines the connection across all areas of the Bedrock platform and the importance of all areas to improve a learners' literacy.

1\. What areas of literacy does Bedrock cover?

2\. Why is it important to utilise the full extent of the platform?

3\. So what impact does this have on learners' literacy?


Bedrock Learning: The Big Why

This masterclass explores how to use reporting across Bedrock to improve classroom practice.

1\. What reports can be used to influence teaching?

2\. How can the reports be used to influence teaching?

3\. So what impact can this have on teachers and learners' literacy?


Using reporting to link Bedrock to your classroom

This research-driven, evidence-based webinar will explore strategies for disciplinary reading across the curriculum.

1\. What is disciplinary reading?

2\. How can you address disciplinary reading in every subject across the curriculum?

3\. So what can you do in your school to impact learners' disciplinary reading in your subject?


Exploring disciplinary reading

This masterclass is designed to be shared with governors or school trustees to explain the intent and impact of Bedrock.

1\. What is Bedrock Learning and what learning challenges does it address?

2\. How does it work and how can we track the impact?

3\. What can the school do to maximise the impact of the investment?


School Governors: An overview of Bedrock Learning

This masterclass explores the ways that Bedrock links to the Primary curriculum.

1\. What areas of the Bedrock Vocabulary curriculum link to the Primary national curriculum?

2\. What areas of the Bedrock Grammar curriculum link to the Primary national curriculum?

3\. What areas of the Bedrock Mapper curriculum link to the Primary national curriculum?


Bedrock, the primary curriculum and SATs

This masterclass explores how to maximise the impact of Bedrock as a teacher.

1\. What are the benefits of Bedrock for a teacher? 

2\. What areas of the platform are most useful for a teacher?

3. So what can a teacher do to maximise the impact of Bedrock?


Teachers: Getting the most out of Bedrock

This research-driven, evidence-based webinar will explore the assessment of reading.

1\. Which sub-skills should reading assessment at Secondary focus on?

2\. What format can reading assessment take?

3\. How do secondary schools implement reading assessment?

4\. So what impact does this have on teaching and learning?


Assessing reading in secondary schools

This masterclass explores the ways that Bedrock can be implemented in the primary classroom.

1\. What specific strategies can be used in the primary classroom to link to Bedrock?

2\. How can Bedrock be implemented in primary schools?


Making links to the primary classroom

This masterclass explores how to maximise the impact of Bedrock as a head of department.

1\. What are the benefits of Bedrock for a head of department? 

2\. What areas of the platform are most useful for a head of department?

3. So what can a head of department do to maximise the impact of Bedrock?


Heads of Dept: Getting the most out of Bedrock

This research-driven, evidence-based webinar will explore the assessment of reading.

1\. Which sub-skills should reading assessment at Primary focus on?

2\. What format can reading assessment take?

3\. How do primary schools implement reading assessment?

4\. So what impact does this have on teaching and learning?


Assessing reading in primary schools

This masterclass outlines how Bedrock supports with an Ofsted inspection.

1\. How does Bedrock Learning improve literacy across the school?

2\. How can you talk about Bedrock to an Ofsted inspector?

3\. What is the curriculum intent of Bedrock Learning's Literacy Curriculum?

4\. How do schools monitor the impact of Bedrock Learning?


Bedrock & Ofsted

This research-driven, evidence-based webinar will explore strategies for assessing learner literacy.

1\. What is literacy assessment?

2\. How can you assess different areas of literacy?

3\. So what can you do in your school to assess literacy?


Assessing pupil literacy: Strategies for success

1\. What is the Bedrock writing competition?

2\. How can the writing competition be implemented in the classroom to support Bedrock engagement?

3\. So how do I enter and access the resources?


Taking part in the Bedrock Writing Competition

This research-driven, evidence-based webinar will explore strategies for disciplinary writing across the curriculum.

1\. What is disciplinary writing?

2\. How can you address disciplinary writing in every subject across the curriculum?

3\. So what can you do in your school to impact learners' disciplinary writing in your subject?
