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On our blog you can read latest news about Catch Up®, training and events, as well as useful articles about helping struggling learners with literacy and numeracy.

13th April 2026 - Catch Up® closure notice

The trustees of the Caxton Trust, which trades as Catch Up®, announce that the charity will cease training of its Literacy and Numeracy interventions at the end of July 2026 and its office in Thetford will be closed. A number of accredited licensed freelance trainers are looking to continue to offer training in the future but without the support of a centralised office.


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28th January 2026 - Cognitive Science Approaches and Catch Up®

Anyone else out there drowning in new buzz words in education? Are you completely up to speed on gamification and AI-driven individualised learning for pupils? We have to admit that we sometimes feel that all the new jargon is making our heads spin!! Is it all a bit of a gimmick? Or are they really valuable practices that will enhance our teaching?

Often in the classroom we are too busy getting on with teaching to stop and reflect on how we teach and, just as importantly, how learners learn.


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26th January 2026 - The National Year of Reading

Go All In

Here at Catch Up we love reading! Whether that is from a book, a comic, a screen or a poster – we are most definitely ready to ‘Go All In’!

‘Whatever you’re into, get ready to Go All In’ is one of the slogans from the UK-wide campaign, the National Year of Reading 2026! The campaign aims to help people of all ages re-discover the joy of reading and use their interests and passions as a starting point!


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22nd January 2026 - Review and Refresh – Spring Term online sessions

Spring Term dates are now available for our live online Review and Refresh sessions, for Catch Up® Literacy and Catch Up® Numeracy.

Designed for those who attended Catch Up® training over six months ago and who now have experience of delivering the intervention, the Review and Refresh online session offers you a great opportunity to share how your practice is going, and to get further guidance and advice from a Catch Up® Accredited Trainer (and other trainees!).


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11th December 2025 - Season's greetings

Dear All,

As we reach the end of 2025 and take time to reflect upon the year, we recognise that it has been a very busy one for many of us, with very familiar challenges, but also wonderful, positive outcomes for the struggling learners we all support.

We have been delighted to welcome many new trainees to deliver the Catch Up® interventions and been pleased to have past trainees return to delivery as well. As schools continue to work tirelessly on closing the attainment gap, in a challenging time, we know that the Catch Up® interventions can support progress, and with your help the word is spreading.


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