by Sarah Hughes | Jan 23, 2020 | Literacy, Reading
‘An unquestioned assertion is as good as a truth.’ – Steve Shahbazian ‘A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.’ – Winston Churchill It’s vital now, more than ever, that students are savvy users of media. Having the tools...
by Sarah Hughes | Jan 14, 2020 | Boys, Literacy, Reading
The statistics tell us that boys are doing significantly worse than girls. At age 11, 70% of girls reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, for boys, it’s just 60%. At age 16, two-thirds of the top grades at GCSE are awarded to girls. As teachers,...
