The most effective intervention programmes
Here at Success for All, we were really pleased to be named as one of the most effective intervention programmes in the recent government report, ‘Early Intervention: the Next Steps’.
Written by Nottingham North MP Graham Allen (Lab), the report evaluates 72 programmes and only 19 are judged to be in the top category as the most effective early intervention programmes. Success for All and its nursery school programme Curiosity Corner were both in the top category.
The report states that ‘the most pervasive programme, still little taken up in the UK, is Success for All, originally developed at Johns Hopkins University in the US and supported by the Institute for Effective Education at the University of York.’
Success for All emphasises prevention and early intervention to respond to any child's learning problems and prevent early failure in literacy and maths. Mr Allen’s government report states that ‘compared to control schools, Success for All schools have higher achievement, with better reading achievement (including among English language learners)’ with children following the Success for All programme being, on average, a full academic year ahead of those in similar control schools by the end of primary school.
Success for All’s dedicated Early Years programme, Curiosity Corner, is founded on the belief that all young children, regardless of their background, should enjoy rich, lively experiences. Curiosity Corner combines the best research-proven practices in early childhood education, interesting materials, family involvement and on-going professional development for staff to ensure success for children. Daily routines are designed to engage children in co-operative, investigative learning activities which promote speaking and listening skills. Listening to and talking about stories promotes imagination and teaches children to recognise sounds of words through games and rhymes.
Success for All has also been praised in other recent reports on effective teaching and learning, including ‘Rising Marks, Falling Standards’ (2009 by The Policy Exchange) and ‘Fade or Flourish’ (2006 by The Social Market Foundation),
Download the full report
Read about the findings on the BBC website
Read about the report at Children and Young People Now
For further information please contact Jane White on 0115 956 0363 or email marilyn@sfa-uk.co.uk to find out more. |
