This four day programme shows teachers how to build a book-based curriculum by putting children’s literature at the heart of their primary English curriculum. The programme develops teachers’ subject knowledge and understanding of proven pedagogical approaches.

Ensures that there is a balance of human themes, cross-curricular opportunities and forms of extended writing outcomes.Provides pupils in each year group with exposure to a broad range of literary forms, such as at least one form of fiction (picturebooks, short stories and novels); a poetry collection or anthology; a traditional tale; and a non-fiction text.

This is my first year using CLPE planning and I have to say that I feel that my English teaching has greatly improved. I am more enthusiastic in my teaching, my pupils have become more engaged, and there is far more speaking, listening, vocabulary, drama, role-play, art and writing woven throughout my teaching" Joanna Shobbrook, Year 5/6 Teacher, St Michael’s Primary School. By regularly introducing contemporary books into the English curriculum, we can best ensure that we meet the needs and interests of our children and can continue to reflect their realities in rich and representative ways. The CLPE English curriculum maps have been devised to support Primary schools in developing a quality book-based English Curriculum, centred around the Power of Reading.CLPE school membership enables access to our Power of Reading book recommendations and teaching resources. The Power of Reading enables Primary schools to build a quality book-based English curriculum across all Key Stages.