Hannah Layfield

Literacy Specialist

Hannah Layfield is a dedicated and forward thinking Assistant Headteacher at a brand new free school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. She is an Early Years expert with a passion for developing a love of reading and is committed to supporting every child to succeed through an engaging and play based approach to the curriculum that has high expectations for every unique child at the centre. Over the coming year, Hannah will be supporting to lead an EYFS ITT programme as well as facilitating training for the Early Career Framework.

Areas of expertise:

• Developing early language
• Promoting oracy and storytelling
• Early Years pedagogy and practice
• Reading and phonics in Early Years and Key Stage 1
• Enabling environments
• Supporting staff to implement new strategies and improvements in schools.