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The Literacy Partnership for Primary Schools
You may have seen the recent excellent Channel 4 documentaries ‘Lost for Words’ which highlighted the serious problem of illiteracy among many of our primary school children in the UK. They profiled the ‘Every Child a Reader’ project which is promoting one to one support for children experiencing difficulties in learning to read and the Ruth Miskin intensive synthetic phonics programme designed for group use.
Springboard for Children is an educational charity totally dedicated to helping children in primary schools acquire basic literacy skills. We use a structured and cumulative synthetic phonics programme similar to those highlighted in the ‘Lost for Words’ programmes.
Springboard for Children works in partnership with primary schools and has done so for over 15 years. Our work programmes fit with the national literacy strategies and have been evaluated favourably by the DfES Literacy Team.
Senior colleagues at the Dyslexia Institute, the Institute of Education and the Department of Psychology at Great Ormond Street Hospital have endorsed our work. Our work is also endorsed by each of our client schools.
Springboard for Children can be relied upon to give high quality literacy provision to children who experience difficulties in reading and writing. They work with the school, child and parents to transform children from “I can’t” to “I can” people
- SENCo at Oliver Goldsmith’s Primary School
For further information please contact our Education Director, Janet Bristow:
Tel: 020 7582 5487
Email: janetbristow@springboard.org.uk
Interested in a year out?!
At Springboard for Children we focus on giving the gift of literacy to children living in some of the most deprived areas of the UK. We are an education charity with Christian foundations and values. We use multi-sensory and interactive teaching programmes to help children grasp the basics of reading and writing, to give them the skills and a hope for their future.
We are looking for committed & enthusiastic individuals to work with children who are experiencing difficulties with learning. Opportunities in London & Manchester, starting in September for an academic year.
We offer you: accredited training, support & supervision, accommodation, a chance to make a difference & gain valuable life experience.
Please contact us for directions and to let us know you will be joining us in either London or Manchester: becklambourne@springboard.org.uk
Phone: 020 7582 5487
Volunteering Open Days
A chance to find out what it’s like to volunteer at Springboard for Children...
Are you:
- Passionate about making a difference for local children?
- Interested in teaching on a one-to-one basis?
- Keen to learn new skills in literacy tutoring?
- Able to spare 3 hours twice a week during school time?
- Patient, reliable & interested in being part of a small team?
- Then we’d love to meet you, please get in touch to find out the next dates!
These Open Days will be an opportunity to find out more about the role of volunteer literacy tutors – the benefits for the volunteer and most importantly for the children! It is also a chance to find out how to apply to become a volunteer.
Please contact us for directions and to let us know you will be joining us in either London or Manchester. Email: becklambourne@springboard.org.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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