Newsletter Archive
Our newsletter delivers the latest early years literacy news straight to your inbox. We highlight key topics in the curriculum, spotlight relevant lesson ideas and much more.
Term 1 - January 2025
Ready to use: Phonics and morphology lesson packs Phases 1–3; Year 1 Phonics Check news Coming soon!; Professional learning on the science of reading
Term 4 - October 2024
Phonics and morphology lesson packs are coming!; Morphology made easy; Time to analyse your Phonics Check data
Term 3 - September 2024
Getting started on Year 1 Phonics Check analysis; Turning data analysis into planning; How do you spell ‘phonics’? F-U-N!
Term 3 - August 2024
It’s Year 1 Phonics Check time; Analysing Year 1 Phonics Check reports: Next steps; Discover morphology resources on the Literacy Hub
Term 1 - April 2024
Decodable words and sentences; progress monitoring resources; planning resources
Term 1 - March 2024
Free online professional learning; Year 1 Phonics Check user survey and new Check items in 2024; new shared reading texts
Term 4 - November 2023
Literacy Hub 2023: Year in review; Free professional learning - Implementing a systematic synthetic phonics approach; Shared reading texts
Term 4 - October 2023
Professional learning - Morphology and SSP; Analysing your Year 1 Phonics Check results; New Literacy Hub content; Case study: Building teacher capacity and improving literacy skills for early years students
Term 3 - August 2023
Professional learning - Spelling generalisations and SSP: Year 1 Phonics Check webinar - Analysing group reports: Rich reading material: Share your thoughts on the Literacy Hub and Year 1 Phonics Check
Term 3 - July 2023
Free professional learning - Assessment and intervention for a systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) approach | Assess with the Year 1 Phonics Check | On-demand professional learning
Term 2 - June 2023
Professional learning - Fluency and progress monitoring: Explicit instruction: Analysing individual reports for the Year 1 Phonics Check
Term 2 - April 2023
Professional learning - decodable texts: Supporting families with literacy instruction: New video series - year 1 Phonics Check: Maths in schools
Term 1 - March 2023
Professional learning - Getting started with a phonics progression: Free video series - Introduction to systematic, synthetic phonics: Year 1 Phonics Check explainer
Term 1 - February 2023
Free online professional learning in 2023 - New free resources: Shared reading - Assess with the Year 1 Phonics Check
Issue 4 - October 2022
Planning ahead: Join our free webinar: Resource spotlight - Structured synthetic phonics programs: Phonics - A guide for families
Issue 3 - July 2022
Phonics assessment made easy: Join our upcoming webinars: Evidence for Learning - Improving literacy in lower primary: Sharing books together - the joys and benefits
Issue 2 - May 2022
Keep your reading instruction knowledge up to date: Join our new webinar series: Supporting your child's literacy learning: Promotional kit for schools
Issue 1 - January 2022
Welcome to the new Literacy Hub: Implementing the ‘Big Six’ For families: Finding the right literacy app for your child: Promotional kit for schools