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‘Everyday Adventures’ is a new collection of online short films and animations aimed at parents of primary school-age children being made available online. The films cover a wide range of subjects linked to children’s education, including how parents can get involved with their children’s schools and the availability of extended services in schools. They’re making [...]

A Labour MP has claimed dyslexia is a myth invented by education chiefs to cover up poor teaching.  Backbencher Graham Stringer, MP for Blackley, describes the condition as a “cruel fiction” that should be consigned to the “dustbin of history”.  He believes the reason many children cannot read and write properly is that the wrong [...]

Ed Balls, announced earlier this week that The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children will receive £340,000 to provide schools across the country with information, advice and training materials on how best to support children and young people who stammer. The Michael Palin Centre, a world leader in this field, will develop a stammering information [...]

A study by Hull University academics of 1,300 children said dyslexia was a major cause of failure. 55% of those who did not achieve expected levels in SATS tests displayed all the signs of being dyslexic. The study, commissioned by dyslexia charity Xtraordinary People, claims to be the first to firmly identify dyslexia as a [...]

Children with dyslexia are to receive extra help in 10 areas under a new £3m pilot scheme. The extra help will be given in catch-up reading lessons or one-to-one help from dyslexia specialists. If successful the scheme will be rolled out across England. According to the BBC pupils who receive help under the scheme will [...]

Andrew Adonis yesterday launched a new programme to maximise the potential of children with special educational needs and support schools and early years settings in managing their needs. The Inclusion Development Programme (IDP) is a new £2million project of confidence-raising training for teachers, support staff and early years practitioners. Developed in partnership with children’s communication [...]

A scheme to support pupils with dyslexia has been launched in London. The project will work with schools and local authorities with a strong track record in helping dyslexic children and share their methods with other schools. The scheme, called No to Failure, will offer specialist training for teachers and create links with charities and [...]

Sue has emailed me to let people know about a site that she is connected to – Let Me Learn Teaching Ideas. The first site, Let Me Learn, is owned by a private tutor who helps children with maths and English. The website has lots of teaching ideas to help children who really struggle to understand the concepts [...]