5 December 2009
Congratulations are indeed due to Oxley Park Primary School, Milton
Keynes, England and especially to parents there, as the school has just
become the first THRASS school to achieve the landmark of 200 parents
completing the THRASS Accredited Certificate for Parents.
Since
it opened in September 2005, Oxley Park Primary School has become a
THRASS 'Centre of Excellence' and the 2007 OFSTED inspection of the
school found that progress made by the pupils was exceptional: although
children were entering the school with standards below the national
norm, they were leaving with standards well above, and their progress in
reading and writing was well above average.
This is
confirmation of the extremely important role that parents can play in
helping their children to learn to read, write and spell, as Cathy
Higgins, head teacher at Oxley Park has always known :
"Our ethos of 'Every Child Matters' can only be fully realised by the
involvement of Parents in the education of their children. To that end
the Accredited Certificates and training provided by THRASS UK are a
great help for every child learning to read, write and spell, and also
for their parents."
More
than 30 parents attended the very first Oxley Park THRASS Accredited
Certificate for Parents course held in September 2005 and a further 55
parents attended in 2006. This led to further well-attended Accredited
Certificate courses at the school in 2007, 2008 and, most recently,
November 2009, bringing the total of parents who have attended to over
200!
The full
story of Oxley Park Primary School, from its opening in 2005 to the
present day, can be found in the many videos on the THRASS website and
also on Oxley Park Primary School’s own website.
Visit the
Oxley Park Primary
School Website and Dream, Believe, Achieve - Together.
Parents may like to check
out the following pages on the THRASS website:
Features of THRASS
Key Facts about THRASS
THRASS for Parents
PHONICS 4 PARENTS
THRASS Phoneme Machine
THRASS
Calendar Charts
THRASS
SING-A-LONG Resources
Evaluations:
16 Oct 09:
University of Northampton
An informative, exciting session that has taught me a lot! I will definitely be
using this both for a child I tutor and when I get the opportunity to in a
classroom. I am passionate about phonics, reading, writing, speaking and
listening and think this a fantastic way to go!
28 Sep 09:
Milton Keynes
"A fantastic in-depth presentation on the value of phonics and THRASS."
03 Nov 2008: Milton Keynes
"The two days have answered many questions about how children learn to read.
Presented in a vibrant, challenging way. Isn’t it a miracle that we actually
remember all this and learn to read?"
25 Sep 2008: Milton Keynes
"Fantastic! A variety of
activities – listening, doing, speaking. Kept us motivated and active!"
01 April 2008: Milton Keynes (MAL)
"An absolutely fantastic session! This was my first real introduction to
THRASS and I am sold! Brilliant and enthusiastic, Janine made the workshop
excellent. I’ll be singing the songs all night! Thank you for a very useful
and practical day."
03 Sept 2007: Milton Keynes
"Great. Learnt
a lot from this course. Great for younger children who are starting foundation
stage."
06 July 2007: Milton Keynes
"An excellent
course! I found it very interesting and look forward to using it with the
children."
