Literacy

The latest news, analysis and best practice advice when it comes to literacy, from recent research and how to implement it to new guidance and what it means

Monday

4th Mar 2024

Poorer pupils still behind on maths and reading after Covid
Think tank report shows it’s ‘abundantly clear that there needs to be continued investment in education recovery’
Maths and reading gap since Covid

Friday

9th Feb 2024

Pandemic: Call for action on language development
Post-Covid call comes as NHS data shows increase in number of children and young people waiting for speech and language therapy
Broken keyboard

Wednesday

7th Feb 2024

Call to scrap literacy and numeracy SNSAs at all stages
SNSAs lead to schools being judged ‘inappropriately’ and are ‘inconsistent’ with a play-based approach in early primary, says Willie Rennie
Call to scrap literacy and numeracy SNSAs at all stages

Wednesday

24th Jan 2024

A spell in primary ‘can make secondary teachers better’
After years as a secondary teacher in Scotland, Sam Tassiker finds that working in primary schools has given her a deeper understanding of both sectors
How primary schools can make a secondary teacher better

Thursday

18th Jan 2024

Interactive reading: how to use it to boost early literacy
Reading aloud to children is a well-established practice in the early years, but how can teachers ensure pupils are active participants? The EEF’s Sinead McMahon shares advice
Interactive reading

Monday

8th Jan 2024

How do we motivate pupils to write?
Which teaching approaches spur students to write and which put them off? Research offers some clues, says Megan Dixon
How do we motivate pupils to write?

Monday

1st Jan 2024

6 inclusive books for your class reading corner
Literacy charity Inclusive Books for Children shares its top picks of diverse texts to refresh your bookshelves this term
6 inclusive books for your class reading corner

Wednesday

27th Dec 2023

How to revamp the reading record
Too often, the reading record sucks the joy out of reading at home – but rebranding it as a reading journal can see pupil engagement increase, says Claire Tracy
How to revamp the reading record

Sunday

24th Dec 2023

Charlie Mackesy: Books give children permission to explore
The author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse explains why books are as crucial to creating kind citizens as they are to academic success
Explore

Thursday

21st Dec 2023

How to teach letter formation
Learning how to write your name is a crucial first skill, but what is the best way to help children get to grips with it? Helen Pinnington takes a look
ARCHIVE letter formation

Thursday

14th Dec 2023

Gilruth: Querying literacy and numeracy data ‘insults’ teachers
Teachers ‘should be trusted’ on literacy and numeracy attainment – just as they are trusted to set and mark exams, says education secretary
Gilruth: Querying literacy and numeracy data ‘insults’ teachers

Tuesday

12th Dec 2023

Primary literacy and numeracy achievement ‘highest on record’
The new official figures demonstrate ‘a clear rise in standards above pre-pandemic levels’, according to Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth
Primary literacy and numeracy achievement ‘highest on record’