Product reviews for Opening Doors to Ambitious Primary English

As head teacher of an inner-city school with an incredibly diverse community – twenty-four languages spoken – I was determined to be ambitious and not to dumb down our curriculum. The real, practical and adaptable examples in this book are invaluable. The use of challenging, complex texts has ignited passions, stretching and engaging pupils to read more, question more and experience more.

I have a never-ending list of book requests to purchase, children dressing as Sherlock Holmes on World Book Day, pupils playing with the word ‘aqualine’ in their character descriptions, high levels of engagement in English lessons and audible sighs when reading sessions end.