Posts from the ‘News’ Category

  • Funding for phonics teaching to improve children’s reading

    Funding for phonics teaching to improve children’s reading

    August 18th, 2011 | News | SRS | No Comments

    According to schools Minister Nick Gibb, learning to read is a fundamental part of a child’s education and vital to their prospects in secondary school, further and higher education, and work. The new phonics check will ensure that children who need extra help are given the support they need to enable them to enjoy a [...]

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  • The best achieved their results via a ‘systematic approach’ to phonics

    The best achieved their results via a ‘systematic approach’ to phonics

    August 18th, 2011 | News | SRS | No Comments

    Teach phonics in ALL schools, says scathing Ofsted report which finds 1 in 6 reach 7 without being able to spell… Schools can achieve the highest standards if they go back to basics regardless of whether they are from sink estates or privileged areas, Ofsted said. Read more

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  • News – Ofsted Report

    News – Ofsted Report

    November 19th, 2010 | News | SRS | No Comments

    “Reading by six: how the best schools do it”, a new report has been written by Ofsted “ The best primary schools in England teach virtually every child to read, regardless of the social and economic circumstances of their neighbourhoods, the ethnicity of their pupils, the language spoken at home and most special educational needs or disabilities. [...]

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