Dream a Big Dream Winners!

Dream a Big Dream Writing Competition Kip McGrath Dream a Big Dream – Winners   Kip McGrath ran a free national writing competition called ‘Dream a Big Dream’, that invited any young person aged 9 to 14 years old to write about their Big Dream. The Big...

Kip McGrath Dream a Big Dream Regional Winner

Young writers think big and secure regional win in Kip McGrath Education Centre’s national writing competition We are delighted to announce that Harry Rasmussen from Ashford has become a South East regional winner for Kip McGrath Education Centre’s UK competition...

Phonics Screening Check ParentsGuide

What is the Phonics Screening Check? The phonics screening check was piloted in June 2011 and rolled out nationally in 2012. The check focuses solely on decoding words using a phonetic approach. Is this a reading test? No, it is just a check on your child’s...

Summer-born hit by school streaming

A report on the BBC website by Angela Harrison today highlights the impact of streaming pupils at an early age. The report, by the Institute of Education at London University, suggests that “by the age of seven, those born in September are three times as likely...

Phonics Screening Test Results 2012

Phonics Screening Test Results This is one of the most common question I get asked by parents. The initial answer is that there isn’t technically a “pass” score, but there is a benchmark score. (I know it’s a semantic argument but Sir Jim Rose,...