Talk for Writing is a teaching framework that raises standards and accelerates progress.

LIVE Raising Writing Standards in KS2

LIVE training in 2025 with Pie Corbett and Jamie Thomas

Pie Corbett and Jamie Thomas will be running Raising Writing Standards in KS2 training days at venues around the UK in spring and summer 2025. Places are now available to book.

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ONLINE Intro to Talk for Writing Training

NEW book by Pie and Melanie Corbett

New for autumn term 2024, The Book of Dragons is packed with model texts and ideas for how writing models can be used in the classroom to inspire shared and independent writing.

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Varjak Paw

LIVE in London – Varjak Paw

In February 2025, Pie Corbett, SF Said and Jamie Thomas will run this brand-new one-day course LIVE. Learn how to use Varjak Paw to inspire high-quality writing from your class. Places available to book now.

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What is Talk for Writing?

What is Talk for Writing?

Talk for Writing is an engaging teaching framework based on the principles of how children learn. It enables children to imitate the language they need for a particular topic orally, before reading and analysing it, and then writing their own version.

What is talk for writing?

What is Talk for Writing?

Talk for Writing is an engaging teaching framework developed by Pie Corbett, supported by Julia Strong. It is powerful because it is based on the principles of how children learn. It enables children to imitate the language they need for a particular topic orally, before reading and analysing it, and then writing their own version.

Talk for Reading

Talk for Reading – November 2024

Join Jamie Thomas and Dean Thompson for four online twilight sessions taking you step-by-step through the Talk for Reading process and how to develop it in your school.

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Creating Storytellers and Writers

Creating Storytellers and Writers book

Creating Storytellers and Writers is the key text you need in order to get started with Talk for Writing in your primary school and comes with access to 38 online video clips.

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Photos for Writing

Photos for Writing

Photos for Writing is a 21-page guide explaining the basics of using photos to stimulate writing.

Download free here