Bournemouth pupils are reading are writing on the wall when it comes to political literacy plans.
The three main political parties have literacy at the core of their election manifestos, detailing how they will increase support in schools for children….and rightly so.
One in six people in the UK struggle to read and write. Poor skills compromise health, confidence, happiness and employability.
At Oakmead College of Technology a new purpose-built Literacy Centre has not only boosted tenfold the number of children getting extra help but it also has a proven track record.
The large Bournemouth secondary introduced literacy intervention some years ago and this year they celebrated record exam results.
Its new Literacy Centre now supports some 100 children across all year groups and abilities.
“Our intervention programme initially targeted pupils starting in year 7 with literacy skills below the national benchmark,” said Sam Probert, literacy co-ordinator at Oakmead.
“But the new centre allows us to reach a wider range of needs and we don’t have to stick at Level 3. We can also now help gifted and talented at the other end of the scale.
“We had our best exam results ever this year and the current year 11 started in year 7 with this intervention programme so we know it works.”
Oakmead is also a pilot school in the national Reading Challenge and features in the scheme’s DVD.
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