Jane Considine https://www.janeconsidine.com/ is an Education Consultant who energises and inspires thousands of teachers every year, helping them to transform the teaching of reading, writing and spelling in the primary education phase.
Jane has authored two best-selling books, Hooked On Books and The Write Stuff, that have sold thousands of copies all over the world. Jane’s books outline her clear and systemic approaches to the teaching of reading and writing. In spring 2021 Jane will be releasing her next publications, a series of spelling systems. Like her books on the teaching of reading and writing, The Spelling Book – Transforming the Teaching of Spelling will revolutionise the way spelling is taught in the classroom.
We will be asking Jane the following questions:
- Tell us a little about your journey into education? – Teaching, National Literacy Strategy, Setting up your own educational enterprise- ‘The Training Space’
- You went from being a Teacher to a really busy and hectic education consultancy role, travelling to all corners of the UK (personal interaction), to online sessions. Can you tell us what was the decision process behind this and has it made your life happier? How?
- Tell us a little about ‘Teacher Squad’.
- You’ve written a few books Jane. Tell us a little about those and how we can access them.
- What books do you read Jane? Are there any books you could recommend to our listeners that might guide them or offer some insight into making positive life changes as they ‘seek happiness’?
- Can you reflect upon how you feel the primary education system is responding to pupil needs at present; in light of the Covid Crisis and your general feelings about direction for the future.
- Clearly, what you’re offering can bring greater ‘happiness’ to parents and their children. What would you say are your top 3 tips for parents to help themselves and their children with their educational aspirations (primary – secondary – college – university)
- What do you think the road to happiness looks like? Do you feel ‘anyone/everyone’ is capable of making change/utilising their unharnessed personal skills (motivation, problem-solving, creativity)?
