Molly Devlin
Director of Early Years, Ark Schools
Molly is Director of Early Years at Ark Start, leading on curriculum, teaching and learning and assessment across all Ark Start nurseries and the Ark primary schools in Birmingham, Portsmouth, Hastings and London. Prior to this, Molly has worked in various roles as a senior leader in schools specialising in early years and early reading
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Case study - Exploring effective teaching practices to develop handwriting and early English
Confirmed copy to publish: Molly and Madeleine will share insights from their ongoing action research across schools, focusing on effective approaches to handwriting development. They will present practical, evidence-based strategies for inclusive teaching, and consider the implications of the recently published DfE framework on transcription and composition in Reception. Attendees will leave with practical ideas to enhance classroom practice through research-informed strategies towards confident, fluent writers in the early years.