Mastering English is the key to success at school and beyond because without a command of English Language, children fail to reach the government’s expected standards in reading and writing.
More importantly, they are prevented from accessing other subjects on the Curriculum and they cannot progress onto further education without passing an English Language GCSE.
Given its huge importance, you would think that our schools are working hard to make sure that every child succeeds in English, right? …Wrong!
In 2019, 35% of 11-year-olds failed to reach the government’s expected standard in reading and writing? Consequently, these children were not ready to deal with the challenges of secondary education – a shocking statistic, I’m sure you’ll agree?
Even more alarming, are last year’s GCSE results. In 2019, one third of 16-year-olds failed English GCSE despite having spent more than a decade at school? School closures caused by Covid-19 will almost certainly worsen this statistic!