Update: The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP was appointed Secretary of State for Education on 6 September 2022:

https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers ... -education


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_for_Education


https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Malthouse

Here is a piece describing some of the differences between 'Balanced Literacy' and the science of reading with explicit teaching in foundational literacy: https://righttoreadproject.com/2022/07/21/can-we-please-stop-talking-about-phonics/ Can We Please Stop Talking About Phonics? The discussion abou...

Turmoil in England's Conservative Political Party as two Ministers of State resign on the same day because of loss of faith in the leadership of Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Michelle Donelan is appointed the new Secretary of State for Education to replace Nadhim Zahawi who is to be the new Chancel...

This list of freely accessible books and resources may be of interest to some parents and carers over the holidays - thank you to Kate Winn on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/thismomloves/status ... 2119029761

'Long time coming': Vic Govt shuns Reading Recovery program By Sarah Duggan https://educationhq.com/news/long-time-coming-vic-govt-shuns-reading-recovery-program-122373/ Two documents supporting the discredited literacy intervention program Reading Recovery (RR) have been removed from the Victorian...

Here is a thread featuring confirmation of official rejection of Reading Recovery in Victoria, Australia:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1448&p=3080#p3080

The Reading Recovery (Marie Clay) intervention programme has dominated professional 'understanding' and provision for young struggling readers for decades - but increasingly criticism of this programme has actually led to public 'official' rejection of its use and promotion - this is no small thing:...

A memorial tribute for the wonderful Professor Diane McGuinness who has influenced and supported so many of us in the quest for understanding, promoting and providing informed reading instruction:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1447&p=3078#p3078

The work of Professor Diane McGuinness has made a huge contribution to the movement of 'understanding' about why teaching has failed so many children, and how best to make changes for teaching children how to read. Historically, Diane was enormously supportive of the UK Reading Reform Foundation thr...

I've cross-referenced the Ofsted review - and via this particular thread featuring the review below, I've also added some worries about the use of children's literature and the delivery of reading experiences in infant classes in England: https://iferi.org/iferi_forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1445&am...