[Reading-hall-of-fame] Announcement from fellow RHF member

[Norman Stahl]

An announcement May 5 2020 by Margaret M. Clark OBE

Independent research into the impact of the systematic synthetic phonics government policy on literacy courses at institutions delivering initial teacher education in England

The report of this research is now available to read and download from the Newman University website

(https://www.newman.ac.uk/knowledge-base/independent-research-into-the-impact-of-the-systematic-synthetic-phonics-government-policy-on-literacy-courses-at-institutions-delivering-initial-teacher-education-in-england)

An article summarising the research published in the Education Journal 411: 18-21 is also available on the same website.

This research was undertaken in 2019 by Margaret M. Clark, Sue Reid and Jude Sloan at Newman University, Jonathan Glazzard at Leeds Beckett University and Colin Mills at Manchester University.

In January 2020, Ofsted published a consultation document on the future inspection of initial teacher education institutions in England. The new policy will be announced shortly and if ratified will be implemented in September 2020.  

Our research involved a survey which was completed by 38 academics at ITE providers in England, 10 of whom were interviewed to explore in more detail the findings from the survey. This research is evidence of the current situation. The data was collected before the publication of the Ofsted Consultation document in January 2020, the results of which are due to be announced in June 2020, to be implemented in September 2020. Ofsted may further curtail the power of professionals in planning the content of their courses in early reading if they wish their institutions to retain the right to train teachers. Please encourage professionals to read our evidence which is relevant to this policy. NB This applies only to England.

There are only 20 printed copies of the report.

Margaret M, Clark OBE

Margaret.clark at newman.ac.uk  


Norman Stahlflowercjs at aol.com
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