Archive for April, 2012

New Government Policy: five year olds to be tested

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Osiris Educational Year 1 Phonics trainer Elizabeth Nonweiler joins Julian Worricker on Call You and Yours to discuss ‘is it right that five year olds will be tested on their ability to read?’ The government in England wants all children … Continue reading

Phonics test: NUT may ballot on boycott

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

A teachers’ union has voted to ballot for a boycott of a new phonics reading test if its results are used in league tables. The new “phonics check” for five and six-year-olds is due to begin in England’s schools this … Continue reading