Mike talks to Alex Nightingale and Hannah Spencer of the Yorkshire Endeavour English Hub about their work in the North of England giving our young learners a great, linguistic start to life.

But their region is a little different to most. Children often come to school by quadbike or tractor. Sheep can be involved. Alex's school has around 30 children. (that's school, not class). His current YrR cohort is a massive three (3) big. Go figure the data implications.

Find out how Hannah manages her English hub of smaller schools, like Alex's, and if you're curious about how to develop your own skills as a Literacy Specialist, Hannah describes exactly how to go about it.