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

Eva’s Story

It’s amazing the sudden progress she has made. The way she will now speak to adults confidently and share her ideas. It’s just incredible.

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. 

123 Read With Me

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.

Are You Really Reading?

Are You Really Reading? is an ambitious project that uses 5 innovative techniques, incorporating hashtags and emojis, to help children truly understand what they are reading.

Lucy Huelin – Vocabulous

Getting to the root of the vocabulary gap

New maths website backed by SHINE is boosting numeracy skills

Project in County Durham schools aims to get children reading