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As we reach the end of 2024 and take time to reflect upon the year, we recognise that it has been a very busy one for many of us, and a year of changes.
We have bid some of the team a very happy retirement during the year, but have also welcomed 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.
Here is another blog from our much missed Lynne Startin. This blog was last issued in 2017, so we felt a re-issue was much over-due. We hope you find it helpful.
Well, multiplication is the name of the game today, (cue a song for any oldies reading this!).
I remember attending a workshop led by a well-respected mathematician, who began by telling us multiplication does not exist in nature. Shock, horror! But I later understood what he meant. Do you agree?
There are 12 levels of reading difficulty identified in Catch Up® Literacy. Levels 1 – 10 are intended for Primary-aged learners and levels 4 – 12 are for Secondary learners.
In the Catch Up® Literacy e-file, on page 82, there is a chart which shows how to correlate the number of words a pupil has read accurately in Assessment 2 (sight word knowledge) and an indicative Catch Up® starting level. The maximum score a learner can achieve on Assessment 2 is 240, and that would suggest Catch Up® level 10 as the starting level.
We are very lucky here at Catch Up® to benefit from a very professional and dedicated team both in the office and the training rooms. The experience, care and knowledge of every team member is invaluable, which makes it even harder to bid a fond farewell when someone leaves us.
However, we understand that well-deserved retirements do beckon!
A question we are often asked!
When considering this, it is first of all important to understand what is meant by these terms. SEND (Special Educational Need and Disability) is an extremely broad ranging term encompassing a vast array of needs. In England, the government's SEND code of practice highlights four broad areas of SEND needs:
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