Kerry Godsman
Lead Teaching & Learning Advisor (literacy)
Standards & School Effectiveness
Tel: 01438 844139
Email: kerry.godsman@hertscc.gov.uk

An experienced teacher and adviser, Kerry leads the literacy team and manages our field force of leading teachers.  Kerry’s particular interests lie in the development of a lesson study approach to CPD (Kerry led the Year 5/6 lesson study project), Every Child a Writer, the teaching of reading comprehension, and the use of quality texts as a stimulus for writing.

Support Officer: Tara Catt
Tel: 01438 844863

Jane Andrews
English Teaching & Learning Adviser
Standards and School Effectiveness
Tel: 01438 844314
Email: jane.andrews@hertscc.gov.uk

With experience supporting a range of roles from senior leadership to modelling and team teaching, Jane has a proven track record of improving outcomes for children.  Consistently praised for her ability to motivate and engage staff, her support has been seen to effect sustainable and often remarkable developments in practice.  Her keen interest in the development of writing has contributed to acclaimed and consistently over-subscribed training.

Support Officer:
Ruth Brown
Tel: 01438 844855

Theresa Clements
English Teaching & Learning Adviser
Standards and School Effectiveness
Email: teresa.clements@hertscc.gov.uk

With 18 years experience, Theresa worked across both key stages as a teacher, leading teacher, deputy headteacher and acting headteacher before moving into an advisory role.  She is experienced in developing the Literacy curriculum, taking account of local context and priorities, and is committed to inclusive practice achieved through quality first teaching.  Theresa has recently completed a series of classroom-based residencies supporting teachers to achieve greater autonomy in bringing about improvements in learning.

Support Officer:
Ruth Brown
Tel: 01438 844855

Ruth Goodman
English Teaching & Learning Adviser
Standards and School Effectiveness
Email: ruth.goodman@hertscc.gov.uk

An experienced teacher, leading teacher and foundation stage leader, Ruth worked as a consultant teacher for QCDA before joining the advisory service to lead the Communication, Language and Literacy Development (CLLD) programme 4 years ago.  Ruth specialises in the delivery of early literacy skills with an emphasis on the teaching of early phonological awareness and the assessment and tracking of pupils ensuring a whole school approach to the delivery of phonics and spelling.

Support Officer:
Ruth Brown
Tel: 01438 844855

Liz Holmes
English Teaching & Learning Adviser
Standards and School Effectiveness
Email: elizabeth.holmes@hertscc.gov.uk

Liz has worked as a literacy consultant for 8 years specialising in the development of speaking, listening, reading and writing.  Liz has particular interest in supporting practitioners to develop early language, and to use phonics to support early reading and writing.  Her passion and enthusiasm for effective teaching of early literacy and phonics has led to her to deliver bespoke training at both school and conference level.

Support Officer:
Ruth Brown
Tel: 01438 844855

Penny Slater
English Teaching & Learning Adviser
Standards and School Effectiveness
Email: penny.slater@hertscc.gov.uk

Penny has a decade of experience teaching and leading literacy provision in school.  At the heart of Penny's commitment is her conviction that a good teacher not only enables children to become confident and competent readers, writers and speakers, but more importantly inspires them to want to be so.  Her core belief is that to become literate is every child’s birthright; to enjoy becoming literate is a special gift that good teachers can give.

Support Officer:
Ruth Brown
Tel: 01438 844855

Kirsten Snook
English Teaching & Learning Adviser
Standards and School Effectiveness
Email: kirsten.snook@hertscc.gov.uk

In her time as a literacy adviser Kirsten has gained extensive experience working with teachers, senior leaders and TAs in providing support with development of practice, pedagogy and systems.  Her particular passion is literacy acquisition and difficulties and as a qualified Reading Recover teacher leader she led the ‘Every Child a Reader’ programme and coaches specialist literacy teachers in providing this most personalised of literacy interventions.

Support Officer:
Sandra Penstone-Smith
Tel: 01438 844862