Thirty-two schools named as English hubs
The names of the 32 schools that will become English hubs has been announced.
The hubs will will support schools that struggle to teach children to read by improving the teaching of early language and reading.
This network of some of the best performing primary schools will work to increase reading standards in schools, with focus on improving education outcomes for disadvantaged children, particularly in underperforming schools.
Building on the success of phonics, the 32 schools will spread best practice and teaching techniques, backed by £26.3 million funding. This will include providing school workshops for teachers and more intensive school-to-school support.
The hub schools were chosen through a competitive process - all 32 have a background of excellent phonics teaching and are distributed to benefit the areas that need it most. Each hub will identify specialist literacy teachers who will get additional training to act as experts in teaching in early language and reading from reception year to Key Stage 1. The hubs will work with up to 170 local primary schools and will build a network of excellent phonics teaching in every region.
Click here for the list of 32 English Hub schools: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-hubs-list-of-primary-...
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