English support led by Primary English Education, Rachel Clarke

Rachel Clarke is the director of Primary English, a consultancy that has worked with teachers  across the country for the past 11 years to improve all aspects of English teaching in the  Primary Years. During 30 years in primary educa@on she has held the posi@ons of SENCO,  English Subject Leader and Deputy Headteacher. Before establishing Primary English, Rachel  worked as an English Consultant for Coventry Local Authority. She has a Masters Degree in  Educa@on and was awarded a dis@nc@on for her research. 

Rachel is a knowledgeable and mo@va@onal trainer who carefully facilitates the improved  understanding, knowledge and skills of others. Rachel specialises in crea@ng bespoke  support for schools based on the precise interpreta@on of their specific needs. 

Rachel is an experienced writer and series editor. She is the author of over 10 educa@onal  books, including Assess Fluency in Reading published by Collins and was part of the wri@ng  team that produced the KS2 Guided Reading Handbooks for Collins Big Cat. She writes  regularly for Teach Primary magazine, and co-wrote the Na@onal Literacy Trust’s primary  spoken language training.