Category: Sir Michael Wilshaw

phonics teaching · Sir Michael Wilshaw · Sounds-Write

Teachers need proper training to teach phonics, says Michael Wilshaw

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Since 1995, standards in literacy have stalled, says Michael Wilshaw. He claims that one in five children in primary schools have such low standards of literacy that they can’t access the secondary curriculum when they make the transition. So, what’s going wrong? Michael Wilshaw is in no doubt. The training that many teachers have been… Continue reading Teachers need proper training to teach phonics, says Michael Wilshaw

Digby Jones · Ofsted · Sir Michael Wilshaw

Will Michael Wilshaw? He sure will!

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I’ve long been thinking that radical and fundamental change in education will only happen in the UK when our economy is so seriously threatened by the likes of China, India, Singapore, South Korea, and the like, that the ‘powers that be’ would be forced to take corrective action. Indeed, five years ago Digby Jones, then head of… Continue reading Will Michael Wilshaw? He sure will!