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Speedy little decoders

“I have to say I am amazed how fast she can read through the “text” with the decoding pictures only…I am so impressed. She got me today, she sounded out the word “tongue” and I said no way that’s not right. Yup as usual I was...

Today we are quite tipsy from celebrating

“Just to let you know, today was parent teacher day at Annabell’s school. In November (her last one) we were despairing, it was so bad. Not with her attitude or work ethic, but how far she was falling behind the other students. Her confidence was very low....

Budget 2016: the Plans for Education

Yesterday, Chancellor George Osborne announced big plans for the Budget of 2016, vowing to invest in England’s schools. Reformation plans include: All schools becoming academies by 2020, or having official plans to do so by 2022 (you can read more on academies...

New Spelling Assessment Misunderstands the Problem

The UK government is going to penalize children who cannot spell. It is a view my parents would have totally agreed with! Most people view good spelling as a useful measure of someone’s abilities. But then most people don’t understand why people cannot...