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Using Recovery Pupil Premium Funding Effectively To Improve Reading

Using Recovery Pupil Premium Funding Effectively To Improve Reading

The government has released updated details of the recovery premium payments for pupils eligible for pupil premium funding. This blogpost aims to summarise how school leaders can use this funding effectively to improve outcomes and close learning gaps.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - Vocabulary

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - Vocabulary

Vocabulary and word list from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - Vocabulary is added to our Vocab module

Primary Art and Design: Painting - Vocabulary

Primary Art and Design: Painting - Vocabulary

Vocabulary and word list from Primary Art and Design: Painting - Vocabulary is added to our Vocab module

Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah - Vocabulary

Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah - Vocabulary

Vocabulary and word list from Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah - Vocabulary is added to our Vocab module

Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian - Vocabulary

Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian - Vocabulary

Vocabulary and word list from Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian - Vocabulary is added to our Vocab module

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Vocabulary

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Vocabulary

Vocabulary and word list from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Vocabulary is added to our Vocab module

How ReadingWise is empowering staff as well as students across South Ayrshire

How ReadingWise is empowering staff as well as students across South Ayrshire

In the last of this series of guest blogposts, South Ayrshire Council’s Ian Leishman, Coordinator (Inclusion) shares how the ReadingWise programmes empower their support staff to be “agents of change” in children’s lives.

Primary History: Chronological Understanding - Vocabulary

Primary History: Chronological Understanding - Vocabulary

Vocabulary and word list from Primary History: Chronological Understanding is added to our Vocab module

Supporting Comprehension Strategy Work: six short stories

Supporting Comprehension Strategy Work: six short stories

May is National Short Story Month – 31 days of celebrating short reads!

Primary History: Royalty KS1 Vocabulary

Primary History: Royalty KS1 Vocabulary

Vocabulary and word list from Primary History: Royalty KS1 is added to our Vocab module

A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond

A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond

Vocabulary and word list from A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond is added to our Vocab module

The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore

The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore

Vocabulary and word list from The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore is added to our Vocab module

There once was a man called Edward…

There once was a man called Edward…

To mark Edward Lear’s birthday and celebrate Limerick Day we explored this popular form of verse and tasked our Community team with writing their own.

The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy

The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy

Vocabulary and word list from The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy is added to our Vocab module

How can reading make children happier?

How can reading make children happier?

We explore what happiness is and how reading can contribute to making children and young adults happier.

ReadingWise Vocab Word Lists - Schools' Favourite Books

ReadingWise Vocab Word Lists - Schools' Favourite Books

We interviewed some of the schools using our Vocab programme to find out which word lists based on books they have enjoyed using, why, and what the outcomes have been.

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

Vocabulary and word list Ancient Greece is added to our Vocab module

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Vocabulary and word list from The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is added to our Vocab module

Varjak Paw

Varjak Paw

Vocabulary and word list from Varjak Paw by S. F. Said is added to our Vocab module

Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating

Vocabulary and word list 'Healthy Eating' is added to our Vocab module

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