Bradford schoolchildren will benefit from £600,000 story project to boost wellbeing and literacy

SHINE launches £10 million fund for secondary schools in Sunderland

SHINE has launched a £10 million fund for Sunderland secondary schools and wants to hear from local headteachers and school leaders.

Children at 50 northern schools to benefit from what one teacher calls ‘the most exciting thing in education for 20 years’

Network of community libraries to be set up across the North following £249,000 SHINE grant

Vocabulous research trial yields very encouraging results

University of Oxford study indicates an “upward trend in pupils’ ability to recognise and use new vocabulary” at schools using Vocabulous. 

County Durham trust’s reading revolution putting research into practice

Project in Teesside schools improves nursery pupils’ speech, language and communication skills

Reception-age children making “leaps in progress” thanks to reading project

Parental confidence project sees children’s communication and language skills improve

Almost all participating children reach expected standard by end of project.

Children using Boromi experience significant improvement in communication and other key skills

Evaluation finds an average 25 percentage-point change in participants' communication skills during the last school year.

Children taking part in SHINE project make record-breaking progress in reading

Teachers using “Are You Really Reading?” in their classrooms report that children are making outstanding progress.

Applications open for Let Teachers SHINE 2024

Teachers could receive up to £25,000 to make their ideas a reality.

North East secondary school reading project “could be a game changer”

SHINE Chair Raksha Pattni named one of UK’s Women of the Year for her work with the charity

Groundbreaking Cradle to Career programme expanded across Liverpool City Region

Darlington project aims to improve pre-school education for disadvantaged children

Project aims to narrow the gap between disadvantaged children and peers by tackling inconsistencies across all early years settings.

New maths website backed by SHINE is boosting numeracy skills

Project in County Durham schools aims to get children reading

Global recognition for SHINE-backed Chatta project which helped children in 12 Hull schools

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