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Essex school gives pupils elocution lessons
Published by mthompson on January 30th, 2012The Telegraph reports that pupils at Cherry Tree Primary School, in Basildon, are being taught to ditch their Essex accents during weekly lessons from a private tutor. Teachers say they have seen a vast improvement in their pupils’ spelling and … Continue reading → Read More
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Warning as schools ‘shun traditional reading methods’
Published by dhutson on January 20th, 2012Ministers warned that children were being left with poor reading skills because of a refusal to use phonics – the traditional system that breaks down words into individual sounds. Today, the Department for Education named and shamed 10 local councils … Continue reading → Read More
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Thousands of schools sign up for phonics funding
Published by dhutson on January 19th, 2012Thousands of primary schools have already signed up to spend more than £7.7 million on new phonics products and training to drive up their pupils’ standards of reading, new Department for Education figures show today. So far 3,211 schools have … Continue reading → Read More
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Two-thirds ‘fail new primary phonics reading check’
Published by dhutson on December 9th, 2011The test-run of a new primary school reading check suggests two-thirds of pupils are likely to fail it when it is introduced in England next year. Government statistics show just 32% of the six-year-olds in 300 schools who took the … Continue reading → Read More
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School leaving age should be 14
Published by tburr on October 3rd, 2011School leaving age to be cut to 14, if former head of Ofsted, Sir Chris Woodhead, gets his way. The idea behind the proposal is to get students who are less academic to learn a trade rather than stay in … Continue reading → Read More
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Reading check for six-year-olds rolled out – Why not check out our Phonics course?
Published by SLovatt on September 16th, 2011Six-year-olds in England will face a new reading test next summer, after trials this year. They will be tested on how they read using phonics, where children learn the sound of letters and groups of letters. The government says nearly … Continue reading → Read More
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Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
Published by SLovatt on September 14th, 2011Year 1 Phonics Screening Check Early Years course This course is suitable for Literacy Co-ordinators, EYFS/KS1 Co-ordinators. 1) Essential guide to 100% pass 2) Be prepared for 2012; timelines and legislation 3) The sure way to success in reading tests … Continue reading → Read More
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Ofsted: Older pupils falter without phonics
Published by mthompson on August 16th, 2011Phonics is seldom being used outside primary schools to improve literacy – and older students are falling behind as a result, Ofsted has concluded. Stephen Exley reports in the TES. A report by the watchdog also revealed that setting “limited” … Continue reading → Read More
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Phonics at the top of the agenda
Published by mthompson on August 15th, 2011The Government announced this spring that it plans to introduce a phonics test for all six year olds. The test, which will take around ten minutes to complete and require children to correctly pronounce around forty words, mixed in with … Continue reading → Read More
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Reading test for six-year-olds to include non-words
Published by mthompson on August 12th, 2011A number of made-up words such as "koob" or "zort" are to be included in the government's planned new reading test for six-year-olds in England, reports BBC's Hannah Richardson. Read More