Improves English progress at Key Stage 2 by 3.75 times the UK national average

Dominic Traynor, the founder of LitFilmFest, and experienced educator Cath Bufton-Green offer a practical method for primary teachers to radically improve English attainment in their classroom.

This innovative approach links global challenges including politics, social change, the environment, health and advertising to the five key National Curriculum areas in English: reports, instructions, persuasive language, fiction and poetry, and presentation skills. It develops reading and writing through exciting, real-world tasks such as emailing a politician, creating a viral video and using social media to start petitions. Literacy Beyond the Classroom presents ready-to-use lesson plans, exercises and activities to help teachers bring this concept to life in the primary classroom. This way of learning has been found to improve English progress at Key Stage 2 by 3.75 times the UK national average. The projects can be completed in Adobe Spark.

By teaching English in this practical, purposeful and more meaningful way, we can inspire the YouTube generation to learn the literacy skills they need to influence the world around them and have a positive impact as global citizens.

Dominic Traynor is the founder of LitFilmFest, an organisation that helps primary schools improve their English teaching and radically accelerate attainment with highly developed resources and lesson plans. Dominic has worked with thousands of schools and gives regular talks on his approach, including at TedxNorwichED, Bett, COBIS and many ITT faculties. He works closely with COBIS and recently won their award for Supporting Member of the Year for his work. He is currently an Education Evangelist at Adobe. Follow Dominic on Twitter at: @dom_traynor.

Cath Bufton-Green is a preparatory school headteacher and education consultant with over 20 years of experience working in schools. She is passionate about bringing learning to life through innovative and fun experiences that inspire children to do their best.