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Biggin Hill Primary School, Hull 2008
There is a strong programme
of phonics teaching which has a positive impact on pupils'
reading throughout school.
Red Lane
Primary School,
Bolton 2008
Pupils say that they enjoy
literacy and numeracy lessons far more now that the work is so
closely matched to their abilities.
Bessemer Grange Primary School, London 2008
Exciting new initiatives
such as 'Success For All' and 'Big Writing' are already having a
positive effect on improving achievement in English. Creative
writing, spelling and grammar are improving because pupils are
encouraged to be responsible for their own work, to mark and
assess it.
St John and St James, London 2008
The 'Success for All'
literacy programme has been instrumental in raising literacy
standards and pupils have responded with great enthusiasm.
Holy Trinity Primary School, Dalston 2008
The new approach to teaching
English has proved very successful and many pupils make
extremely good progress in their reading and writing.
Webster
Primary School,
Manchester 2007
A recent innovation
has been the use of the 'Success for All' programme, which is
giving a strong focus to meeting pupils' needs in
literacy.
Manor
Oak Primary School, London 2007
Planning is well matched to the needs of the children and adaptations are made where the school perceives a need. For example, they have successfully introduced a structured English scheme operating by ability rather than age so that pupils who arrive at school with low levels of English can slot in at the appropriate level.
Hamp
Community Junior School, Somerset 2007
The new literacy programme has been effectively introduced and is encouraging pupils to develop good cooperative and listening skills.
Rye
Oak Primary School, London 2007
Teaching groups based on prior attainment in 'Success for All' in English and in mathematics ensure that pupils at differing levels can make progress.
Hamp
Nursery and Infant School, Somerset 2007
The successful teaching of a recently introduced phonics programme is having an immediate and discernible impact on raising standards in reading and writing. In Years 1 and 2, the teaching of phonics is very successful in raising standards.
Cooper
and Jordan CofE Primary School, West Midlands 2007
Children make significant gains across all the areas of learning in the Nursery and Reception Year. By the end of Reception, almost all children reach the goals expected and a good number exceed them.
Adelaide Primary School, Hull 2007
Pupils achieve well. The provision for children in the Foundation Stage is very good and the children in the Nursery and Reception class make good progress
Nightingale Primary School,
London 2007
Achievement is now satisfactory overall, and pupils achieve well in reading and writing. This is because of an intensive programme that focuses on teaching the basic skills and very carefully tracks the progress of each child, so that no one slips through the net.
Hillcrest Primary School,
Leeds 2007
Lessons are well planned and usually well matched to pupils' abilities. Teachers explain well what the pupils are to learn and check that they have understood. Every opportunity is taken to promote speaking skills. The use of 'talking partners' is particularly successful. Crucial improvement to pupils' speaking and writing skills underpins the rising standards in English.
Elmhurst Primary School,
London 2006
From exceptionally
low starting points on entry most pupils attain average
standards by years 2 and 6. Pupils' overall achievement is
outstanding and the majority of pupils who spend the whole of
their school life at Elmhurst attain standards well above those
expected for their age.
Shaw
Wood Primary School, Doncaster 2006
The outstanding curriculum motivates pupils to work diligently.
They are eager to experience as many new opportunities as
possible. The school’s innovative literacy programme, Success
For All, (SFA) is pivotal to the success the school enjoys.
Pupils in mixed age groups work together each morning to extend
their literacy skills. They say how much they enjoy these
sessions.
Cayley
Primary School, London 2006
In the Nursery and
Reception classes children make exceptional progress in all
areas of learning because of excellent teaching and support.
St
Andrew's CofE Primary School, London 2006
The 'Success for All'
English programme has made a very significant contribution to
pupils' interest in learning, engagement and their participation
in lessons. Pupils are very well motivated by it, concentrate
well and work very well together.
Morningside
Primary School, London 2006
In English, standards
are much better than they were, because of an innovative and
well-taught literacy programme the school has adopted.
Greenmount
Primary School, Leeds 2006
Throughout the school
pupils make outstanding gains in their learning.
Hargrave
Park Primary School, London 2005
The use of the
Success for All scheme to teach English across the school has
proven to be very effective.
Holy
Trinity CofE Primary School, London 2005
The recent initiative
to improve literacy through the 'success for all' programme has
been a good development. Early indications are that it has
accelerated pupils' progress in literacy as well as having a
wider impact on other areas of learning.
Ebor
Gardens Primary School, Leeds 2005
The school is very
keen for all pupils to succeed, a quest leading them to Success
for All. This innovative curricular programme, which links the
development of literacy skills with strategies that teach pupils
to work collaboratively, has proved to be very successful and is
well suited to pupils' needs and experience.
Cottingley
Primary School, Leeds 2005
The success story has
been the introduction of a very carefully structured scheme of
work for literacy (Success for All). This provides teachers and
support staff with very clear framework for their lessons and
has done much to raise standards in reading in all year groups.
Bude
Park Primary School, Hull 2004
The school provides
a good curriculum, at the heart of which is the highly effective
and much enjoyed Success for All programme for literacy.
Tilbury Manor Primary
School, Tilbury 2004
A pacy,
lively teaching style that keeps pupils’ attention.
The use of good quality resources in English which captures
pupils’ interest.
High expectations of work and behaviour.
Bankside
Primary School, Leeds 2003
There are
positive signs that the more recently introduced Success for All
programme in English is meeting most pupils' learning needs
effectively.
Goose Green Primary School,
London 2003
Success
for All is implemented very successfully and is used well across
all other subjects, such as history, geography, religious
education, science and design and technology. As a result, the
teaching of literacy across the curriculum is good.
Lansdowne Primary School,
Tilbury 2003
…. Pupils
of all ages and abilities enjoy coming to school and speak
enthusiastically about lessons such as ‘Success for All’.
Shakespeare Primary School,
Leeds 2003
There is a
coherent approach to the teaching of English throughout the
school and that learning is built on systematically.
Arnhem Wharf Primary School,
London 2002
The
Success for All literacy programme has been introduced
exceedingly well to the benefit of the pupils…
Coleford Primary School, Hull 2002
The Success
for All scheme is much more than a literacy programme because it
incorporates many elements to support pupils' personal
development, such as co-operative learning, team and partner
work.
Manor Oak Primary School, London 2002
The SFA
signals teachers use to focus pupils' attention are consistently
used in all subjects of the curriculum.
St John & St James
Primary School, London 2002
The school's decision
to adopt the Success for All programme has had an excellent
impact on standards in English
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