Helen Clarke: why parental engagement is key to closing the maths attainment gap
"We need to rethink how to support mathematical development in ways that feel natural and joyful for young children."
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Early maths programme wins praise from teachers and school inspectors
“The Story Time Maths approach is giving children a rich understanding of maths and providing them with a solid foundation in the early years” – Ofsted
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Independent evaluation finds Chatta boosts communication and writing skills
SHINE has awarded Chatta a further £180,000, aiming to support 32,400 children in 170 schools by 2028.
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Early years maths programme delivers impressive first-year impact
In its first year, Nurturing Young Mathematicians has surpassed expectations
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Reflex action: how lack of movement could be holding back the Covid generation
"Everyone is talking about the consequences – children can’t focus, can’t sit still – but nobody’s talking about the cause. This is a thing that’s happening, and we need to do something about it."
News
Let Teachers SHINE winner 2025: Ruth Coleman – Highfield Resilience Tracker
Transformational project aims to nurture and develop young children’s personal, social and emotional resilience from when they start nursery and move into primary school.
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Pupil Premium uplift is the right way to better support disadvantaged children
A 45% uplift to the Early Years Pupil Premium is the right way to ensure greater targeting of spend on disadvantaged children, writes Fiona Spellman.
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‘Transformational’ early years project expanded after success of pilot
After the success of the pilot of Building Emotional Resilience in Early Years, SHINE has awarded Whitefield Primary School in Liverpool a £41,000 grant to scale up the programme.
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Parental confidence project sees children’s communication and language skills improve
Almost all participating children reach expected standard by end of project.
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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.
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