The Early Primary PGCE course prepares trainees to teach within this important and exciting phase of a child's education. Trainees participate in professional studies lectures, conferences and visits, some of which are shared with the General Primary trainees. This ensures a comprehensive and cohesive understanding of the broader context of primary education. The English course explores exciting, innovative and creative ways to engage children with literacy learning from an early age. A series of lectures, seminars and practical workshops support understanding of spoken language, reading and writing. Throughout the course, the needs of all learners, including those with English as an Additional Language and those with Special Educational Needs are addressed. The course is underpinned by a philosophy that high quality literature for children and high quality writing from children are linked. As well as considering what is written in various genres (including picture books, novels, poetry, non-fiction texts, digital texts and film), prominence is also given to strategies for enabling children to become more fluent, enthusiastic, discriminating and adaptable readers and to ensuring that all trainees are confident and competent in how to teach early reading. The development and transition of children’s writing from emergent mark making to a fluent style is explored. Practical workshops support investigations into the writing process.