Month: July 2013

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Phonics screening check – results from three schools

John

Now the dust has begun to settle after the phonics screening check, three schools have sent me this year’s results. First up is Pinchmill Lower, where, like last year, 100% of the children got between 32 and 40. Well done to head teacher Vanessa Coleman and to her staff. Next is Fishburn Primary School in Durham and… Continue reading Phonics screening check – results from three schools

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Sounds-Write in Western Australia

John

I’m just back from Perth in Australia, where I’ve been running two back-to-back courses with Mary Gladstone, our resident Sounds-Write trainer based in Lismore, near Brisbane. We had a terrific time with our animated trainees. It must be the weather! Their winter, when I arrived, was warmer than our ‘summer’, even if the sun does… Continue reading Sounds-Write in Western Australia