Our Support
Aims of the Hubs’ programme
Lacey Green Primary Academy is proud to be designated one of the government’s English Hubs – one of just 34 schools nationwide recognised for their excellence in teaching and learning.
To ensure all pupils make speedy progress in phonics and reading
Pupils’ progress in reading is dependent upon both the speedy working out of the pronunciation of unfamiliar printed words (decoding) and the speedy recognition of familiar printed words.
To develop pupils’ understanding and use of spoken language
Pupils’ vocabulary, grammar, understanding of the world, and their ability to communicate effectively depend upon the quality and variety of language they hear and the opportunities they have to speak and interact, in particular with adults. The frequency, depth and quality of these exchanges are fundamental to this progress. Good reading comprehension draws upon this linguistic knowledge.
To develop pupils’ love of reading
Reading widely and sharing books feeds pupils’ imagination, their vocabulary and knowledge of the world.Pupils’ progress at school is dependent on the breadth and frequency of the books they have read to them and the books they read for themselves: the more they read and have opportunities to talk about what they read, the more words, people and worlds they encounter and understand.
To achieve these three aims, schools must be:
‘determined that every pupil will learn to read, regardless of their background, needs or abilities. All pupils, including the weakest readers, [must] make sufficient progress to meet or exceed age-related expectations.’
Impact of our Support
We support a number of local authorities across the North West and provide advice, support, training and development to staff in schools across the region.
We provide
Audits
Intensive in-school support
CDP Development
Live lessons
Intensive in-school support
We currently work intensively with 45 partner schools, supporting them to improve the teaching of Phonics and Early Reading. Currently, we are in our sixth year of support. Over our six years we have worked in partnership with a total of 82 schools. 34 of these schools have graduated from our support
Phonics Screen Check Success with our Wave 4 cohort of Partner Schools
2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
School A | 70% | 76% | 85% | 91% | 95% |
School B | 77% | 50% | 77% | 82% | 97% |
School C | 62% | 81% | 83% | 100% | 100% |
