A report by MPs suggests that schools are effectively being bribed into using officially approved phonics-based reading materials by the government, says Hannah Richardson of BBC News. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education says schools in England are given financial … Continue reading →
Literacy experts have written to the education secretary, pleading with him to do a U-turn on his plan for phonics testing for six-year-olds, reports Warwick Mansell in The Guardian. This time next year, every year 1 pupil in England is … Continue reading →
Children should be tested on their speaking and listening skills at the age of six to help improve classroom behaviour, MPs report today. Richard Garner from The Independent reports.