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Testimonials

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"Leaders have developed an impressive programme of peer support for reading fluency. Older pupils have been trained very well to support younger pupils with their reading. This helps younger pupils on the programme to develop their reading fluency."

Ofsted Inspectors, 2024

"Every Year 7 student who participated in the intervention last year improved their word per minute count, with an average gain of 29 words... students thoroughly enjoyed being part of FFA and told us that the sessions had made them more confident readers."

Tom Raine, Reading Lead

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"We're thrilled to support an initiative that is not only improving literacy but also building confidence. This is exactly the kind of innovative, evidence-based intervention that can transform education. We’re eager to see how the project progresses."

Fiona Spellman, CEO of SHINE

"The success of Fluency For All isn’t just in the data when students were re-tested. What has been lovely for me is that I now teach some of the students, who were part of the programme, and they are volunteering to read out loud in lessons when they had been reluctant to do so last year.​"

Reading Lead

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Shotton Hall Research School
The Academy at Shotton Hall, 
Passfield Way, Peterlee, County Durham SR8 1AU

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