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Outgoing Headteacher launches 100 school sponsorship

Mrs Wendy Otterburn-Hall, outgoing Headteacher of Halley Primary School, in Tower Hamlets, London, is handing over the reigns to a new Headteacher and wants to go out on a high by launching a 100 School Sponsorship which will enable 100 schools to experience the unique Handwriting Scheme that she has...

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Derbyshire Head says Hypermobility is a silent epidemic negatively affecting up to 90% of pupils!

"As soon as we saw the information that came from a quick 30 minute assessment, we were astounded. The teachers could not believe what the data told them about the children's handwriting issues and what needed to be done. This was information that for some of us with 20 plus years of experience,...

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Derbyshire Primary School Headteachers launch BEST Education Event– and urge all Headteachers to follow their lead

Miss Fiona Cowan, Headteacher of Bolsover Infants and Pre-School, and her headteacher colleagues have thrown down the gauntlet to all Headteachers to follow their lead by running their own BEST Education Events within cluster groups of schools in their local area. To not only fulfil the Department...

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Teachers are not adequately trained to teach children how to write, resulting in the lowest literacy levels in decades, with one in three children leaving our primary schools functionally illiterate.

Headteachers up and down the country are focusing on ensuring all their pupils know how to hold a pencil correctly by the end of their first year in Primary School, as per the recent OFSTED Directive - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42167739. But a survey conducted by Handwriting Specialist, Melanie...

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Revolutionary Handwriting Assessment skyrockets primary handwriting skills and attainment

In response to the statistic that 1 in 3 children are failing Department for Education (DfE) standards of writing, which require all children to master fluid and legible writing by the time they leave primary school, Start-Bee has launched its unique Handwriting Match Fit Assessment and Handwriting Scheme....

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Primary Schools engage a 5 year old teacher to deliver an innovative new method to ensure all their pupils achieve handwriting success

Down Hall Primary School in Essex are using an innovative new method of teaching their children to write by hand, delivered by a 5 year old child to their Early Years Reception Pupils and using the latest streaming technology to deliver the lessons to every classroom throughout the school, resulting...