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Guest Post: 3 Words of Caution About Literacy Trials

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In the UK, with the new phonics matching funding, lots of schools will be looking for good programmes to invest in that can secure real progress for their students. So a note I received recently from David Morgan of Easyread caught my eye. How do you make sure that your literacy programme is the real thing, and you’ve not been saddled with snake oil?   When a literacy system is being promoted, the company will often publish “research-based evidence” for its success with schoolchildren. In itself this is a good thing, of course, but there are a few reasons to

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Get your pupils drawing and win laptops for your school

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LapSafe® Products is calling all wannabe Warhols to draw ‘something that makes them happy’. The winning artist will bag five netbooks for their school and a brand new Primary™ trolley to store and charge them. As well as having their artwork transferred onto the cabinet’s door, the lucky student will also take home a netbook for themselves. A runner up will also win £100 worth of book vouchers for their classroom and £30 worth for themselves. Running from the 4th January until 31st March 2011, the competition is open to all special educational needs (SEN) and primary school aged children

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Christmas Like You’ve Never Seen it Before…

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An overview of FilmClub’s Christmas Season along with details of how to set up your own FilmClub.

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