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Heads’ nervousness increases as phonics check looms

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As June approaches and more heads across the country realise that, in a little over two months, their Year 1 pupils will be sitting the government’s new phonics screening check, the level of panic is beginning to rise. Yesterday’s TES (‘Heads read the riot act over new phonics test’) was reporting that some heads are… Continue reading Heads’ nervousness increases as phonics check looms

Sue Palmer

Sue Palmer – too much, too often

John

I can’t help thinking that Sue Palmer, the literacy consultant and author of Toxic Childhood, doth protest too much, too often. This time she’s complaining about the government’s new EYFS writing targets. Just to be sure what we’re talking about, the target in reading is for children ‘to read and understand simple sentences. They use… Continue reading Sue Palmer – too much, too often