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Why the Harris Federation chose to partner with Bedrock

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Why Bedrock?

In the Harris Federation, vocabulary was identified as a key concern and a barrier to learners developing a love of reading and being able to produce beautiful written work or speaking like a subject expert. Being predominantly in areas of high deprivation, it was important for the Harris Federation that their solution provided excellent support for disadvantaged learners, whilst still challenging those very able students.

Bedrock’s impact

It is clear to teachers and SLT across the Federation that learners enjoy completing their Bedrock lessons, they’re engaged and can immediately see that they are making progress.

Academy size
52 schools
Bedrock partners with
32 schools (all secondaries)
Free School Meals
38%
SEND
16%
EAL
38%
Bedrock partner since
June 2019
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"Bedrock Learning certainly has the power to turn students into linguists and open doors to their futures. Vocabulary is the absolute lever point to their future and therefore Bedrock Learning has the power to create their future."
Charlotte Evans, Harris Federation Literacy Lead and Assistant Principal at Harris Academy Peckham
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Finding the perfect solution for every school in the trust

Across the Harris Federation, Writing Oracy and Reading Development (WORD) is a key influence across every policy, with low vocabulary identified as a barrier to students developing a love of reading and being able to produce beautifully written work within every subject. Looking for more than an intervention tool, leaders at the Harris Federation wanted a platform that would challenge their brightest learners as well as support those who struggle.

Seeing the impact of Bedrock being transferred into tangible outcomes in the classroom gives teachers the peace of mind of knowing that their learners are successfully mastering new vocabulary, allowing them to dedicate more of their time to teaching the rest of the curriculum.

Case Studies

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  1. Image for Success in every subject at St Anselm's Catholic School

    Success in every subject at St Anselm's Catholic School

    "Subjects get to cherry-pick their words, but the way that students learn is completely consistent."

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  2. Image for How we use Bedrock Learning at Coston Primary

    How we use Bedrock Learning at Coston Primary

    "From a workload perspective [for teachers], there is no workload with Bedrock. It's been wonderful for our teachers to use."

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  3. Image for Why the Harris Federation chose to partner with Bedrock

    Why the Harris Federation chose to partner with Bedrock

    "Bedrock Learning certainly has the power to turn students into linguists and open doors to their futures. Vocabulary is the absolute lever point to their future and therefore Bedrock Learning has the power to create their future."

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  4. Image for Doubling national literacy progress at St Mary’s CEVA Primary School

    Doubling national literacy progress at St Mary’s CEVA Primary School

    "I can’t think of a programme that can support children in their vocabulary building better than Bedrock."

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  5. Image for Data & Reporting within Harris Federation academies

    Data & Reporting within Harris Federation academies

    "As a Literacy Lead overseeing 32 secondary schools, it's a massive challenge. Bedrock Learning certainly gives me the insights and the possibility of penetrating the literacy vision within each of those schools." - Charlotte Evans, Literacy Lead at Harris Federation

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  6. Image for Improving reading comprehension by 20% for KS3 learners at Taverham High School

    Improving reading comprehension by 20% for KS3 learners at Taverham High School

    "Overall, we are seeing that reading comprehension across our Key Stage 3 learners has improved by 20%.”

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  7. Image for Impacting outcomes for Pupil Premium, EAL and SEND learners at Harris Federation

    Impacting outcomes for Pupil Premium, EAL and SEND learners at Harris Federation

    "We have had remarkable success with some of our English as an Additional Language students, they have really shone with this and they love that empowerment of learning new words."

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  8. Image for Using Bedrock for the humanities at St. Anselm's

    Using Bedrock for the humanities at St. Anselm's

    "We had a member of senior leadership from another school come and visit, and they couldn't believe that our Year 8's knew [words] that they were struggling with with their GCSE [learners]. Our Year 8's have just flown with it."

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  9. Image for Partnering with Bedrock across the Harris Federation

    Partnering with Bedrock across the Harris Federation

    "All 32 of our schools are now fully-fledged, signed up members of the Bedrock crew... and this is because we have been able to show evidence of excellence."

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